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Patents, Books, and Encyclopedia Contributions<\/h3>\n
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  1. Yoke Khin Yap, Xiuling Liu, Namiye Yapici, Dongyan Zhang, “High-brightness Fluorescent Probes<\/a>,” Worldwide application WO2024215301A1<\/a> (published on October 17, 2024).<\/li>\n
  2. Yoke Khin Yap, Dongyan Zhang, Siqi Zhang, Rodney Oakley, Sambhawana Sharma, Bishnu Tiwari, “Method of Making Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Reactor Therefore<\/a>,”\u00a0Worldwide applications WO2023177807A1<\/a> (published on Sept. 21, 2023).<\/li>\n
  3. Yoke Khin Yap, Dongyan Zhang, Nazmiye Bihter Yapici, “High-brightness fluorophores<\/a>,” Japan Patent JP7116743B2<\/span><\/a> (published on August 10, 2022).<\/li>\n
  4. Yoke Khin Yap, Dongyan Zhang, Nazmiye Bihter Yapici, “High-brightness fluorophores<\/a>,” South Korea Patent KR102292609B1<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(published on August 23, 2021).<\/li>\n
  5. Yoke Khin Yap, Dongyan Zhang, Nazmiye Yapici, Xiuling Liu, “Composite high-brightness fluorophores with controllable spectra shapes and method of using composite high-brightness fluorophores<\/a>,” US Patent Application US2022037046A1 (published on Nov. 24, 2022). Worldwide applications WO2021067411A1<\/a> (published on April 8, 2021).<\/li>\n
  6. Yoke Khin Yap, Dongyan Zhang, Nazmiye Yapici, “High-brightness fluorophores for quantification and phenotyping of extracellular vesicles<\/a>,” US Patent Application US20220291207A1 (published on Sept 15, 2022). Worldwide application WO2021035135A1<\/a> (published on February 25, 2021).<\/li>\n
  7. Yoke Khin Yap, Dongyan Zhang, Amit Archaya, Nazmiye Yapici, Xiuling Liu, “High-brightness nanodot fluorophores by covalent functionalization<\/a>” US Patent Application US20220226509A1 (published on July 21, 2022). Worldwide applications WO2021002987A1 <\/a>(published on Jan 7, 2021).<\/li>\n
  8. Yoke Khin Yap, Dongyan Zhang, Rodney Oakley, Nazmiye Yapici, Xiuling Liu, “High-brightness fluorophores by covalent functionalization<\/a>” US Patent Application US20220229048A1 (published on July 21, 2022). Worldwide applications WO2020243710A1.<\/li>\n
  9. Yoke Khin Yap, Dongyan Zhang, Rodney Oakley, Nazmiye Yapici, Xiuling Liu, “High-brightness nanotube fluorophores by covalent functionalization<\/a>” (published on December 3, 2020) worldwide applications WO2020243710A1.<\/li>\n
  10. Yoke Khin Yap, Dongyan Zhang, Nazmiye Bihter Yapici, “High-Brightness Fluorophores<\/a>,” US Patent Application US20180296705A1 (published on October 18, 2018). Worldwide applications WO2018191690A1.<\/li>\n
  11. Sawyer Hopkins, Dongyan Zhang, Boyi Hao, Anjana Asthana, Yoke Khin Yap, “Boron Nitride Nanosheets and Methods of Making and Using the Same<\/a>,” US Patent Application US20160137502A1 (published on May 19, 2016).<\/li>\n
  12. Yoke Khin Yap “Room Temperature Tunneling Switches and Methods of Making and Using the Same<\/a>,” US Patent 9,825,154 B2 (Nov 21, 2017). Prior Publication: US 2015\/0097193 A1 (Apr. 9, 2015).<\/li>\n
  13. Yoke Khin Yap and Zhixian Zhou (Eds.), \u201cTwo-Dimensional Electronics and Optoelectronics<\/a>,\u201d Special Issue in\u00a0Electronics<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>(Issues 5 and 6 in 2016 and 2017). <\/strong>Printed book version<\/a> (ISBN\u00a0978-3-03842-492-5 (Pbk)<\/span>; ISBN\u00a0978-3-03842-493-2 (PDF)<\/span>\u00a0https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/books978-3-03842-493-2<\/a>).<\/li>\n
  14. Yoke Khin Yap and Dongyan Zhang “Chemical Vapor Deposition<\/a>,” in\u00a0Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology<\/em>, B. Bhushan (Ed.)\u00a0Continuously updated edition, pp 1-7,\u00a0Springer 2016,\u00a0ISBN:\u00a0978-94-007-6178-0 (Online Version).<\/li>\n
  15. Yoke Khin Yap\u00a0and Dongyan Zhang\u00a0“Physical Vapor Deposition<\/a>,” in\u00a0Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology<\/em>, B. Bhushan (Ed.)\u00a0Continuously updated edition, pp 1-8,\u00a0Springer 2016,\u00a0ISBN:\u00a0978-94-007-6178-0 (Online Version).<\/li>\n
  16. Shiva Bhandari, Bishnu Tiwari, Nazmiye Yapici, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, “Introduction to Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Synthesis, Properties, Functionalization, and Cutting<\/a>,” Chapter 1 in\u00a0Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Nanomedicine<\/em>, Ed G. Ciofani and V. Mattoli (Elsevier, 2016,\u00a0ISBN: 978-0-323-38945-7), pp 1-15.<\/li>\n
  17. Jae Yong Suh and Yoke Khin Yap, Book Review on \u201cNano Plasmonics\u201d,\u00a0Materials Research Society Bulletin<\/em>, Vol. 40 (2015) 185<\/li>\n
  18. Boyi Hao, Chee Huei Lee, Jiesheng Wang, Anjana Asthana, Dustin Winslow, Dongyan Zhang, and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cControlled Synthesis of Functional Boron Nitride Nanostructures for Applications,\u201d Chapter 20 in\u00a0Nanotubes and Nanosheets: Functionalization and Applications of Boron Nitride and Other Nanomaterials<\/a><\/em>, (CRC Press) Ed. Ying (Ian) Chen, pp 551-572 (2015).<\/li>\n
  19. Don Futaba, Yoke Khin Yap (Eds), \u201cNanotubes and Related Nanostructures-2014<\/a>\u201d,\u00a0Materials Research Society Symposium Proceeding<\/em>s, Vol. 1700, ISBN 978-1-60511-677-8 (2014).<\/li>\n
  20. Yoke Khin Yap and Dongyan Zhang (Eds.), \u201cMolecular Sensing and Molecular Electronics<\/a>,\u201d Special Issue in\u00a0Sensors <\/em>2014.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n
  21. Yoke Khin Yap, “Chemical Vapor Deposition,” in\u00a0Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology<\/em><\/a>, B. Bhushan (ed.) (Springer 2012, ISBN: ISBN 978-90-481-9750-7) pp 422-426.<\/li>\n
  22. Yoke Khin Yap, “Physical Vapor Deposition,” in\u00a0Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology<\/em><\/a>, B. Bhushan (ed.) (Springer 2012, ISBN: ISBN 978-90-481-9750-7) pp 2069-2075.<\/li>\n
  23. Yoke Khin Yap, Editor, “Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene and Related Nanostructures,”\u00a0Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Volume 1407<\/a>\u00a0(Cambridge University Press, July 2012,\u00a0ISBN: 978-1-60511-384-5<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  24. Yoke Khin Yap, “B-C-N Nanotubes, Nanosheets, Nanoribbons, and Related Nanostructures,” in\u00a0the AZoNano.com “Nanotechnology Thought Leaders” Series<\/a>\u00a0(April 20, 2011). Available online at\u00a0http:\/\/www.azonano.com\/article.aspx?ArticleID=2847<\/a><\/li>\n
  25. Jiesheng Wang, Ming Xie, Yoke Khin Yap, “Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Low-Temperature Growth and Characterization,” in\u00a0Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology<\/em>\u00a0Volume 12, H. S. Nalwa (Ed.), , ISBN: 1-58883-159-0, American Scientific Publishers (www.aspbs.com<\/a>) (2011) pp 97-107.<\/li>\n
  26. Yoke Khin Yap, Editor, “Nanotubes and Related Nanostructures-2009,”\u00a0Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.<\/em>\u00a0Volume 1204<\/a>\u00a0(Warrendale, PA, 2010, ISBN: 978-1-60511-177-3).<\/li>\n
  27. Yoke Khin Yap (Editor),\u00a0B-C-N Nanotubes and Related Nanostructures<\/em>, Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology (Springer), Vol.\u00a06, (2009) Approx. 310 pages, 159 illustrations, 32 in color, Hardcover.\u00a0http:\/\/www.springer.com\/materials\/nanotechnology\/book\/978-1-4419-0085-2<\/a><\/li>\n
  28. Chee Huei Lee, Vijaya K. Kayastha, Jiesheng Wang, and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cIntroduction to B-C-N materials<\/a>,\u201d in Chapter 1 of\u00a0B-C-N Nanotubes and Related Nanostructures<\/em>, Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology (Springer), Vol. 6, Yoke Khin Yap (Ed.) (2009) pp 1-22. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-1-4419-0086-9_1<\/li>\n
  29. Jiesheng Wang, Chee Huei Lee, Yoshio Bando, Dmitri Golberg, and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cMultiwalled Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Growth, Properties, and applications<\/a>,\u201d in Chapter 2 of\u00a0B-C-N Nanotubes and Related Nanostructures<\/em>, Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology (Springer), Vol. 6, Yoke Khin Yap (Ed.) (2009) pp 23-44. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-1-4419-0086-9_2<\/li>\n
  30. Kah Chun Lau, Yoke Khin Yap, and Ravindra Pandey, \u201cBoron and Boron Carbide Materials: Nanostructures and Crystalline Solids<\/a>,\u201d in Chapter 9 of B-C-N Nanotubes and Related Nanostructures<\/em>, Lecture Notes in Nanoscale Science and Technology (Springer), Vol. 6, Yoke Khin Yap (Ed.) (2009) pp 271-291. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-1-4419-0086-9_9<\/li>\n
  31. Yoke Khin Yap, Editor, \u201cNanotubes and Related Nanostructures,\u201d\u00a0Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.<\/em>\u00a0Volume 1057<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  32. Abhishek Prasad, Samuel Mensah, Zheng Wei Pan, and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cAlternative Nanostructured Sensors: Nanowires, Nanobelts, and Novel Nanostructures,\u201d in Chapter 4 of\u00a0Sensors Based on Nanostructured Materials<\/em>, Francisco J. Arregui (Ed.), Springer, pp. 59-78 (2009). (http:\/\/www.springer.com\/materials\/book\/978-0-387-77752-8<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  33. Chee Huei Lee, and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cCurrent Research Status of Boron-Carbon Nitride Bulks, Thin Films, and Nanostructures,\u201d in Chapter 10 of\u00a0Diamond and Related Materials Research<\/em>\u00a0(Nova Science Publisher, 2008) pp 277-292. (https:\/\/www.novapublishers.com\/catalog\/product_info.php?products_id=6641<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  34. Yoke Khin Yap,\u00a0Text and animated contents on Chemical Vapor Deposition in a CD-ROM based Encyclopedia<\/em>, in Exploring Nanotechnology (http:\/\/nanotech.nanopolis.net\/<\/a>) Nanopolis (2005).<\/li>\n
  35. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cBoron-Carbon Nitride Nanohybrids,\u201d in\u00a0Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Foreword by R. E. Smalley)<\/em>, Volume 1, H. S. Nalwa (Ed.), American Scientific Publishers (www.aspbs.com\/enn<\/a>) (2004) pp. 383-394.<\/li>\n
  36. Takatomo Sasaki, Yusuke Mori, Masashi Yoshimura, and Yoke Khin Yap “Growth and development of nonlinear optical borate crystals for generation of visible and UV light,” in Chapter 13 of\u00a0Crystal growth technology<\/em>, K.Byrappa and T. Ohachi, eds., Springer Series in Materials Processing, (ISBN-10:<\/strong>\u00a03540003673,\u00a0ISBN-13:<\/strong>\u00a0978-3540003670) (2003) pp. 419-452.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    Peer-Reviewed Papers<\/h3>\n

    Reviewed 2026<\/h4>\n
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    1. (Review) Kumar Neupane, Jeff Kabel, Join Uddin, Raksha Dubey, Rojina Ojha, Dongyan Zhang, and Yoke Khin Yap, “Quantum Dot Solar Cells: Background, Progress, and Perspective<\/a>,” Micromachines<\/em>\u00a02026<\/strong>, 17(4), 474; https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mi17040474<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Reviewed 2025<\/h4>\n
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      1. Amit Acharya, Mingxiao Ye, Jeff Kabel, Sambhawana Sharma, Anjana Asthana, Kumar Neupane, Join Uddin, Dongyan Zhang, and Yoke Khin Yap, “Efficient Quantum Dot Solar Cells with Sustainable Oxide Thin Films<\/a>,” ACS Appl. Energy Materials<\/em>\u00a08<\/strong>, 8110 (2025). Featured as the journal cover graphic and News coverage: Solar Cells: Back to the Basics, Forward to the Future<\/a><\/li>\n
      2. (Review) Raksha Dubey, Matthew Cowles, Zohreh Salimi, Xiuling Liu, Rodney Oakley, Nazmiye Yapici, Join Uddin, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, “Boron nitride nanosheets, quantum dots, and dots: Synthesis, properties, and biomedical applications<\/a>,” APL Mater.<\/em>\u00a013<\/strong>, 040601 (2025). Featured Article at APL Materials<\/a>. Unsolicited highlight in Scilight News “Expanding the biomedical potential of boron nitride<\/a>“.<\/li>\n
      3. Ben Ikenson (News) “Expanding the biomedical potential of boron nitride<\/a>“, Scilight<\/em> 2025, 151108 (2025). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1063\/10.0036333<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Reviewed 2024<\/h4>\n
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        1. (Review) Join Uddin, Raksha Dubey, Vinaayak Sivam Balasubramaniam, Jeff Kabel, Vedika Khare, Zohreh Salimi, Sambhawana Sharma, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, “Progress in Electronic, Energy, Biomedical and Environmental Applications of Boron Nitride and MoS2 Nanostructures<\/a>,”\u00a0Micromachines\u00a0<\/em>15<\/strong>, 349 (2024).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Reviewed 2022<\/h4>\n
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          1. (Review) Dongyan Zhang, Nazmiye Yapici, Rodney Oakley, and Yoke Khin Yap, “The Rise of Boron Nitride Nanotubes for Applications in Energy Harvesting, Nanoelectronics, Quantum Materials, and Biomedicine.<\/a>” Journal of Materials Research<\/i>\u00a037<\/strong>, 4605-4619 (2022). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1557\/s43578-022-00737-5.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Reviewed 2021<\/h4>\n
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            1. (Review) Dongyan Zhang, Siqi Zhang, Nazmiye Yapici, Rodney Oakley, Sambhawana Sharma, Vyom Parashar, and Yoke Khin Yap, “Emerging Applications of Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Energy Harvesting, Electronics, and Biomedicine<\/a>.”\u00a0ACS Omega <\/em>6<\/strong><\/span>, <\/span><\/em>20722\u201320728 (2021<\/span>).<\/em><\/li>\n
            2. (Review) Jeff Kabel, Sambhawana Sharma, Amit Acharya, Dongyan Zhang, and Yoke Khin Yap, “Molybdenum Disulfide Quantum Dots: Properties, Synthesis, and Applications<\/a>,”\u00a0C<\/em>\u00a07<\/strong>(2), 45 (2021). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/c7020045. Featured as cover page<\/a> of the journal\u00a0C.<\/em><\/li>\n
            3. (Review) Amit Acharya, Sambhawana Sharma, Xiuling Liu, Dongyan Zhang, and Yoke Khin Yap, “A Review on van der Waals Boron Nitride Quantum Dots<\/a>” C<\/em> 7<\/strong>(2), 35 (2021). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/c7020035<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              Reviewed 2020<\/h4>\n
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              1. Jinlin Zhang, Manpreet Boora, Taylor Kaminski, Chito Kendrick, Yoke Khin Yap, Jae Yong Suh,”Fano resonances from plasmon-exciton coupling in hetero-bilayer WSe2-WS2 on Au nanorod arrays<\/a>,” Photonics and Nanostructures-Fundamentals and Applications\u00a0<\/em>41<\/strong>(2020) 100783. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.photonics.2020.100783.<\/li>\n
              2. Jing-Kai Qin, Pai-Ying Liao, Mengwei Si, Shiyuan Gao, Gang Qiu, Jie Jian, Qingxiao Wang, Si-Qi Zhang, Shouyuan Huang, Adam Charnas, Yixiu Wang, Moon J Kim, Wenzhuo Wu, Xianfan Xu, Hai-Yan Wang, Li Yang, Yoke Khin Yap, Peide D Ye. “Raman Response and Transport Properties of Tellurium Atomic Chains Encapsulated in Nanotubes<\/a>,” Nature Electronics<\/em> 3<\/strong>, 141-147 (2020). News coverage from Materials Today<\/a>, Nano Today<\/a>, AAAS (EurekAlert!<\/a>, EurekAlert-2<\/a>, EurekAlert-3<\/a>), PhysOrg<\/a>, Futurity<\/a>, AZONano<\/a>, etc-1<\/a>, etc-2<\/a>, etc-3<\/a>, etc 4<\/a>. Altmeric Attention Score in the 99th percentile<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                Reviewed 2019<\/h4>\n
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                1. Dongdong Ge, Siyu Chen, Zhanping You, Xu Yang, Hui Yao, Mingxiao Ye, Yoke Khin Yap, “Correlation of DSR Results and FTIR\u2019s Carbonyl and Sulfoxide Indexes: Effect of Aging Temperature on Asphalt Rheology<\/a>,” J. Materials in Civil Eng.<\/em> 31<\/strong>, 04019115 (2019).<\/li>\n
                2. Shiva Bhandari, Boyi Hao, Kevin Waters, Chee Huei Lee, Juan-Carlos Idrobo, Dongyan Zhang, Ravindra Pandey, Yoke Khin Yap, “Two-Dimensional Gold Quantum Dots with Tunable Bandgaps<\/a>,”\u00a0ACS Nano <\/em><\/em>13<\/strong>, 4347 (2019). News coverage: \u200b<\/span>\u200b<\/a><\/span>Physorg<\/span><\/a>, EurekAlert!, <\/a><\/span>Nanowerk, <\/a>Electropages<\/a>,\u200bDOE Office of Science<\/a>\u200b, Newswise, <\/span><\/a>Nanotechnology Now, <\/a><\/span>Tech2org, <\/a><\/span>Parallelstate, <\/a>Primeurmagazine, <\/a>ECN, <\/a><\/span>IntelligentThings<\/a>, etc.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
                3. Ran Zhang, Zhanping You, Hainian Wang, Mingxiao Ye, Yoke Khin Yap, Chundi Si, “The impact of bio-oil as rejuvenator for aged asphalt binder<\/a>,”\u00a0Construction and Building Materials\u00a0<\/em>196<\/strong>, 134-143 (2019).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                  Reviewed 2018<\/h4>\n
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                  1. Su Kong Chong, Fei Long, Gaoxue Wang, Yung-Chang Lin, Shiva Bhandari, Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, Kazu Suenaga, Ravindra Pandey, Yoke Khin Yap, “Selective Growth of Two-Dimensional Heterostructures of Gallium Selenide on Monolayer Graphene and the Thickness Dependent\u00a0p-<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0n-<\/i>Type Nature<\/a>,”\u00a0ACS Appl. Nano Mater.<\/cite>,\u00a02018<\/span>,\u00a01<\/span>\u00a0(7), pp 3293\u20133302.<\/li>\n
                  2. Yoke Khin Yap, and Zhixian Zhou (Eds), “Two-Dimensional Electronics and Optoelectronics<\/a>,” MDPI Books (Open Access), 2018, ISBN\u00a0978-3-03842-492-5 (Pbk)<\/span>; ISBN\u00a0978-3-03842-493-2 (PDF),\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/books978-3-03842-493-2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                    Reviewed 2017<\/h4>\n
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                    1. (Editorial) Zhixian Zhou and Yoke Khin Yap,”Two-Dimensional Electronics and Optoelectronics: Present and Future<\/a>,”\u00a0Electronics\u00a0<\/em>6<\/b>, 53 (2017).<\/li>\n
                    2. Danushika C Manatunga, Rohini M de Silva, KM Nalin de Silva, Nuwan de Silva, Shiva Bhandari, Yoke Khin Yap, N Pabakara Costha, “pH Responsive Controlled Release of Anti-cancer Hydrophobic Drugs from Sodium Alginate and Hydroxyapatite Bi-coated Iron Oxide Nanoparticles<\/a>”\u00a0European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics<\/em> 117<\/strong>, 29-38 (2017).<\/li>\n
                    3. Jinling Zhang, Mingxiao Ye, Shiva Bhandari, Aesha Khudaysh M. Muqri, Fei Long, Sajjad Bigham, Yoke Khin Yap, Jae Yong Suh, “Enhanced Second and Third Harmonic Generations of Vertical and Planar Spiral MoS2 Nanosheets<\/a>,”\u00a0Nanotechnology<\/em> 28<\/strong>, 295301 (2017). *\u00a0Featured as\u00a0cover image<\/a>\u00a0of the journal (Volume 28, issue 29, 2017).<\/li>\n
                    4. (Review) Mingxiao Ye, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, “Recent Advances in Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices Based on Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides<\/a>,”\u00a0Electronics\u00a0<\/em>6<\/b>, 43 (2017). *Featured as the\u00a0cover image<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0printed version<\/a>\u00a0of the special issue.<\/li>\n
                    5. Semih Cetindag, Bishnu Tiwari, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, Sangil Kim, Jerry W Shan, “Surface-charge Effects on the Electro-orientation of Insulating Boron-nitride Nanotubes in Aqueous Suspension<\/a>,” J. Colloid Interf Sci. <\/em>505<\/strong>, 1187-1192 (2017).<\/li>\n
                    6. Zigeng Wang, Qingli Dai, Shuaicheng Guo, Ronghua Wang, Mingxiao Ye, Yoke Khin Yap, “Experimental Investigation of Physical Properties and Accelerated Sunlight-Healing Performance of Flake Graphite and Exfoliated Graphite Nanoplatelet Modified Asphalt Materials<\/a>,”\u00a0Construction and Building Materials<\/em> 134<\/strong>, 412-423 (2017).<\/li>\n
                    7. (Review)\u00a0Chee Huei Lee, Bishnu Tiwari, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, “Water purification: oil\u2013water separation by nanotechnology and environmental concerns<\/a>,”\u00a0Environmental Science: Nano<\/em> 4<\/strong>, 514-525 (2017).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                      Reviewed 2016<\/h4>\n
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                      1. (Review) Chee Huei Lee, Shiva Bhandari, Bishnu Tiwari, Nazmiye Yapici, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, “Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Recent Advances in Their Synthesis, Functionalization, and Applications<\/a>,” Molecules <\/em>21<\/strong>, 922 (2016)<\/li>\n
                      2. Boubakeur Essedik Belkerk, Amine Achour, Dongyan Zhang, Salah Sahli, M-Abdou Djouadi, Yoke Khin Yap, “Thermal conductivity of vertically aligned boron nitride nanotubes<\/a>,”\u00a0Applied Physics Express<\/em>\u00a09<\/strong>,\u00a0075002 \u00a0(2016).<\/li>\n
                      3. Hui Yao, Qingli Dai, Zhanping You, Mingxiao Ye, Yoke Khin Yap, “Rheological properties, low-temperature cracking resistance, and optical performance of exfoliated graphite nanoplatelets modified asphalt binder<\/a>,”\u00a0Construction and Building Materials<\/em> 113<\/strong>,\u00a0988-996 (2016).<\/li>\n
                      4. Anirudh Balram, Sunand Santhanagopalan, Boyi Hao, Yoke Khin Yap, Dennis Desheng Meng, “Electrophoretically-Deposited Metal-Decorated CNT Nanoforests with High Thermal\/Electric Conductivity and Wettability Tunable from Hydrophilic to Superhydrophobic<\/a>,”\u00a0Advanced Functional Materials<\/em> 16<\/strong>,\u00a02571-2579 (2016).<\/li>\n
                      5. Guangming Cheng, Shanshan Yao, Xiahan Sang, Boyi Hao, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, Yong Zhu, “Evolution of Irradiation-Induced Vacancy Defects in Boron Nitride<\/a>,” Small<\/em> 12<\/strong>, 818\u2013824 (2016).<\/li>\n
                      6. Boyi Hao, Anjana Asthana, Paniz Khanmohammadi Hazaveh, Paul L. Bergstrom, Douglas Banyai, Madhusudan A. Savaikar, John A. Jaszczak, and Yoke Khin Yap,\u00a0“New Flexible Channels for Room Temperature Tunneling Field Effect Transistors<\/a>,” Scientific Reports<\/em> 6<\/strong>, 20293; doi: 10.1038\/srep20293 (2016).*<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        * News coverage in\u00a0EurekAlert<\/a>,\u00a0Phys.Org<\/a>,\u00a0IEEE Spectrum<\/a>,\u00a0Nanowerk<\/a>,\u00a0EE Times<\/a>,\u00a0e! Science News<\/a>,\u00a0NSF<\/a>,\u00a0Science Daily<\/a>,\u00a0R&D Magazine<\/a>,\u00a0Materials Gate<\/a>,\u00a0Wireless Design Magazine<\/a>, \u00a0Controlled Environments<\/a>,\u00a0Nanotechnology Now<\/a>,\u00a0Semiconductor Industry Today<\/a>,\u00a0New Electronics<\/a>,\u00a0EETAsia<\/a>, and\u00a0numerous other<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Ranked as\u00a0top 3% article<\/a>\u00a0among\u00a0articles\u00a0of a similar age in all journals\u00a0tracked\u00a0by\u00a0Altmetric.<\/p>\n

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                        Reviewed 2015<\/h4>\n
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                        1. Fan Yang, Raymond A Shaw, Colin W Gurganus, Su Kong Chong, Yoke Khin Yap, “Ice nucleation at the contact line triggered by transient electrowetting fields<\/a>,” Appl. Phys. Letts. 107, 264101 (2015).<\/li>\n
                        2. Bishnu Tiwari, Dongyan Zhang, Dustin Winslow, Chee Huei Lee, Boyi Hao, and Yoke Khin Yap, “A Simple and Universal Technique To Extract One- and Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials from Contaminated Water<\/a>,” ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 7, 26108-26116 (2015).**<\/li>\n
                        3. Vyom Parashar,\u00a0Corentin P. Durand,\u00a0Boyi Hao,\u00a0Rodrigo G. Amorim,\u00a0Ravindra Pandey,\u00a0Bishnu Tiwari,\u00a0Dongyan Zhang,\u00a0Yang Liu,\u00a0An-Ping Li\u00a0and\u00a0Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cSwitching Behaviors of Graphene-Boron Nitride Nanotube .<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0Scientific Reports<\/em>\u00a05<\/strong>, Article\u00a0number:\u00a012238 (2015) doi:10.1038\/srep12238.*<\/li>\n
                        4. Anjana Asthana, Yoke Khin Yap, Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, “Field Emission from Zinc Oxide Nanobelts<\/a>,” J. Nanosci. Nanotech. 15, 2277-2282 (2015).<\/li>\n
                        5. Mingxiao Ye, Dustin Winslow , Dongyan Zhang , Ravindra Pandey and Yoke Khin Yap, “Recent Advancement on the Optical Properties of Two-Dimensional Molybdenum Disulfide (MoS2) Thin Films<\/a>,”\u00a0Photonics<\/em>\u00a02015<\/strong>,\u00a02<\/em>(1), 288-307.<\/li>\n
                        6. G. C. Loh, Ravindra Pandey, Yoke Khin Yap, and Shashi P. Karna, “MoS2 Quantum Dot: Effects of Passivation, Additional Layer, and h-BN Substrate on Its Stability and Electronic Properties<\/a>,” J. Phys. Chem. C 119, 1565-1574 (2015).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          *Media Highlight in\u00a0Nanowerk<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Scicasts<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Electronics Weekly<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0EE Times<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0IEEE Spectrum<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0KurzweilAI<\/em><\/a>, and\u00a0numerous others<\/a>. Top 3% paper for all articles of a similar age in all journals ever tracked by Almetric (http:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/srep12238\/metrics<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n

                          **News coverage from\u00a0Nanowerk<\/a>,\u00a0PhysOrg<\/a>,\u00a0EurekAlert<\/a>,NSF<\/a>,\u00a0ChemEurope<\/a>,\u00a0ScienceDaily<\/a>,\u00a0Tech Times<\/a>,\u00a0R & D Magazine<\/a>,\u00a0Kurzweil<\/a>,\u00a0Science World Report<\/a>,\u00a0Mining Gazette<\/a>,\u00a0Counseal & Heal<\/a>,\u00a0Q<\/a>uality Assurance & Food Safety<\/a>, and\u00a0numerous others<\/a>.<\/p>\n

                          \n

                          Reviewed 2014<\/h4>\n
                            \n
                          1. John A. Jaszczak, Madhusudan A. Savaikar, Douglas R. Banyai, Boyi Hao, Dongyan Zhang, Paul L. Bergstrom, An-Ping Li, Juan-Carlos Idrobo and Yoke Khin Yap \u201cSimulation of Charge Transport in Disordered Assemblies of Metallic Nano-Islands: Application to Boron-Nitride Nanotubes Functionalized with Gold Quantum Dots<\/a>\u201d\u00a0MRS Proceedings<\/em>, 1700, mrss14-1700-mm03-01 (2014) doi:10.1557\/opl.2014.731.<\/li>\n
                          2. Julian Mills-Beale, Zhanping You, Elham Fini, Boubacar Zada, Chee Huei Lee, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cAging Influence on Rheology Properties of Petroleum-Based Asphalt Modified with Biobinder<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0J. Mater. Civil Eng.<\/em>\u00a026<\/strong>, 358\u00a0<\/strong>(2014).<\/li>\n
                          3. Anjana Asthana, Hasti A. Ardakano, Yoke Khin Yap, Reza S. Yassar, \u201cReal time observation of mechanically triggered piezoelectric current in individual ZnO nanobelts<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0J. Mater. Chem. C\u00a0<\/em>2<\/strong>, 3995 (2014).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                            \n

                            Reviewed 2013<\/h4>\n
                              \n
                            1. Hui Yao, Zhanping You, Liang Li, Chee Huei Lee, David Wingard, Yoke Khin Yap, Xianming Shi, Shu Wei Goh, “Rheological properties and chemical bonding of asphalt modified with nanosilica<\/a>,”\u00a0J. Mater. Civil Eng.<\/em>\u00a025<\/strong>, 1619\u00a0<\/strong>(2013).<\/li>\n
                            2. Ajay Kumar, Pin Ann Lin, Albert Xue, Boyi Hao, Yoke Khin Yap, R. Mohan Sankaran, “Formation of nanodiamonds at near-ambient conditions via microplasma dissociation of ethanol vapour<\/a>” Nature Communications 4, Article number:2618 (2013) doi:10.1038\/ncomms3618**<\/li>\n
                            3. Chee Huei Lee , Shengyong Qin , Madhusudan A. Savaikar , Jiesheng Wang , Boyi Hao , Dongyan Zhang , Douglas Banyai , John A. Jaszczak , Kendal W. Clark , Juan-Carlos Idrobo , An-Ping Li , and Yoke Khin Yap, “Room-Temperature Tunneling Behavior of Boron Nitride Nanotubes Functionalized with Gold Quantum Dots<\/a>,” Advanced Materials 25, 4544 (2013)*<\/li>\n
                            4. Adrienne E. Tanur, Jiesheng Wang, Arava L. M. Reddy, Daniel N. Lamont, Yoke Khin Yap, and Gilbert C. Walker, “Diameter-Dependent Bending Modulus of Individual Multiwall Boron Nitride Nanotubes<\/a>,” J. Phys. Chem. B, 2013, 117 (16), pp 4618\u20134625<\/li>\n
                            5. Archana Pandey, Abhishek Prasad, Jason P. Moscatello, Mark Engelhard, Chongmin Wang, Yoke Khin Yap, “Very Stable Electron Field Emission from Strontium Titanate Coated Carbon Nanotube Matrices with Low Emission Thresholds<\/a>,”\u00a0ACS Nano<\/em>\u00a07<\/strong>, 117 (2013).<\/li>\n
                            6. Hui Yao, Zhanping You, Liang Li, Shu Wei Goh, Chee Huei Lee, Yoke Khin Yap, Xianming Shi, “Rheological properties and chemical analysis of nanoclay and carbon microfiber modified asphalt with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy<\/a>,”\u00a0Construction and Building Materials<\/em>\u00a038<\/strong>, 327 (2013).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              * News Coverage from\u00a0Phys Org<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Eurekalert<\/em><\/a>, the\u00a0Register<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Science World Report<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Materials Views<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0IEEE Spectrum of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers<\/em><\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0Ceramic Tech Today<\/em><\/a>, the\u00a0Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences<\/em><\/a>, and\u00a0numerous others<\/a>. Altmeric Attention Score in the 98th percentile<\/a>.<\/p>\n

                              ** News Coverage from\u00a0Phys.org<\/a>,\u00a0Science Daily<\/a>,\u00a0Nanowerk<\/a>, and\u00a0numerous others<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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                              Reviewed 2012<\/h4>\n
                                \n
                              1. Kasra Momeni, Anjana Asthana, Abhishek Prasad, Yoke Khin Yap, Reza Shahbazian-Yassar, “Structural inhomogeneity and piezoelectric enhancement in ZnO nanobelt<\/a>s,”\u00a0Appl. Phys. A-Mater. Sci & Process.<\/em>\u00a0109<\/strong>, 95-100 (2012).<\/li>\n
                              2. Jason P. Moscatello, Abhishek Prasad, Ravi Chintala, Yoke Khin Yap,\u00a0“A simple scheme of molecular electronic devices with multiwalled carbon nanotubes as the top electrodes<\/a>,”\u00a0Carbon<\/em>\u00a050<\/strong>, 3530 (2012).<\/li>\n
                              3. Abhishek Prasad, Archana Pandey, Vamsi Krishna Kunapuli, Paul L. Bergstrom, Yoke Khin Yap, “Ambipolar Behaviors of Hydrogen-Incorporated ZnO Nanowires<\/a>,”\u00a0J. Phys. Chem. C<\/em>\u00a0116<\/strong>, 8210 (2012)<\/li>\n
                              4. Hessam M Ghassemi, Chee Hui Lee, Yoke Khin Yap and Reza S Yassar, “Field emission and strain engineering of electronic properties in boron nitride nanotubes<\/a>,”\u00a0Nanotechnology<\/em>\u00a023<\/strong>, 105702 (2012).*<\/li>\n
                              5. Chee Huei Lee, Dongyan Zhang, and Yoke Khin Yap, “Functionalization, Dispersion, and Cutting of Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Water<\/a>,”\u00a0J. Phys. Chem. C<\/em>\u00a0116<\/strong>, 1798 (2012).<\/li>\n
                              6. Ludmila B. Boinovich, Alexandre M. Emelyanenko, Andrei S. Pashinin, Chee Huei Lee, Jaroslaw Drelich, and Yoke Khin Yap, “Origins of Thermodynamically Stable Superhydrophobicity of Boron Nitride Nanotubes Coatings<\/a>,”\u00a0Langmuir<\/em>\u00a028<\/strong>, 1206 (2012).<\/li>\n
                              7. Yeh Yee Kee, Sek Sean Tan, Thian Khok Yong, Chen Hon Nee, Seong Shan Yap, Teck Yong Tou, Gy\u00f6rgy S\u00e1fr\u00e1n, Zsolt Endre Horv\u00e1th, Jason P Moscatello and Yoke Khin Yap, “Low-temperature synthesis of indium tin oxide as the transparent electrodes for organic light emitting devices<\/a>,”\u00a0Nanotechnology<\/em>\u00a023<\/strong>, 025706 (2012).<\/li>\n
                              8. Thian-Khok\u00a0Yong, Sek-Sean\u00a0Tan, Chen-Hon\u00a0Nee, Seong-Shan\u00a0Yap, Yeh-Yee\u00a0Kee, Gy\u00f6rgy\u00a0S\u00e1fr\u00e1n, Zsolt Endre\u00a0Horv\u00e1th, Jason\u00a0Moscatello, Yoke-Khin\u00a0Yap, Teck-Yong\u00a0Tou, “Pulsed laser deposition of indium tin oxide nanowires in argon and helium<\/a>,”\u00a0Materials Letters<\/em>\u00a066<\/strong>, 280 (2012).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                *News at Nanotechweb.org:\u00a0Boron nitride nanotube analysis links structural, mechanical and electronic properties<\/a>.<\/p>\n

                                \n

                                Reviewed 2011<\/h4>\n
                                  \n
                                1. \n
                                    \n
                                  1. Anjana Asthana, Kasra Momeni, Abhishek Prasad, Yoke Khin Yap and Reza S. Yassar, “On the correlation of crystal defects and band gap properties of ZnO nanobelts<\/a>,”\u00a0Appl. Phys. A- Mater. Sci. & Proc.<\/em>\u00a0105<\/strong>, 909 (2011).<\/li>\n
                                  2. Anjana Asthana, Kasra Momeni, Abhishek Prasad, Yoke Khin Yap and Reza S. Yassar,\u00a0“In situ observation of size-scale effects on the mechanical properties of ZnO nanowires<\/a>,”\u00a0Nanotechnology<\/em>\u00a022<\/strong>, 265712 (2011).<\/li>\n
                                  3. Xiaoliang Zhong, Yoke Khin Yap, Ravindra Pandey, Shashi Karna “First-principles study of strain-induced modulation of energy gaps of graphene\/BN and BN bilayers<\/a>,”\u00a0Physical Review B<\/em>83<\/strong>, 193403 (2011).<\/li>\n
                                  4. Richard Ritikos, Saadah Abdul Rahman, Siti Meriam Ab. Gani, Muhamad Rasat Muhamad, Yoke Khin Yap, “Catalyst-free formation of vertically-aligned carbon nanorods as induced by nitrogen incorporation<\/a>,”\u00a0Carbon<\/em>\u00a049<\/strong>, 1842 (2011).*<\/li>\n
                                  5. Hessam M. Ghassemi, Chee Huei Lee , Yoke Khin Yap and Reza S. Yassar, “In situ observation of reversible rippling in multi-walled boron nitride nanotubes<\/a>,”\u00a0Nanotechnology<\/em>\u00a022,<\/strong>\u00a0145602 (2011).<\/li>\n
                                  6. Chee Huei Lee, Nick Johnson, Jaroslaw Drelich and Yoke Khin Yap, “The performance of superhydrophobic and superoleophilic carbon nanotube meshes in water\u2013oil filtration<\/a>,”\u00a0Carbon<\/em>\u00a049<\/strong>, 669 (2011).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                    *Cover image of\u00a0Carbon 49 (8) 2011<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                    \n

                                    Reviewed 2010<\/h4>\n
                                      \n
                                    1. Archana Pandey, Abhishek Prasad, Jason Moscatello, Yoke Khin Yap, “Stable Electron Field Emission from PMMA-CNT Matrices<\/a>,”\u00a0ACS Nano<\/em>\u00a04<\/strong>, 6760 (2010).<\/li>\n
                                    2. Ming Xie, Jiesheng Wang, and Yoke Khin Yap, “Mechanism for Low Temperature Growth of Boron Nitride Nanotubes<\/a>,”\u00a0J. Phys. Chem. C<\/em>\u00a0114<\/strong>, 16236 (2010)<\/li>\n
                                    3. Jiesheng Wang, Chee Huei Lee and Yoke Khin Yap, “Recent advancements in boron nitride nanotubes<\/a>,”\u00a0Nanoscale<\/em>\u00a02<\/strong>, 2028 (2010).<\/li>\n
                                    4. H. M. Ghassemi, C. H. Lee, Y. K. Yap, and R. S. Yassar, \u201cReal-time fracture detection of individual boron nitride nanotubes in severe cyclic deformation processes<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0J. Appl. Phys.<\/em>\u00a0108, 024314 (2010)<\/li>\n
                                    5. Jason Moscatello, Vijaya Kayastha, Benjamin Ulmen, Archana Pandey, Shun Wu, Abhay Singh and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cSurfactant-free dielectrophoretic deposition of multi-walled carbon nanotubes with tunable deposition density<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0Carbon\u00a0<\/em>48<\/strong>, 3559 (2010).<\/li>\n
                                    6. Ming Xie, Chee Huei Lee, Jiesheng Wang, Yoke Khin Yap, Paola Bruno, Dieter Gruen, Dileep Singh, and Jules Routbort,\u201cInduction annealing and subsequent quenching: Effect on the thermoelectric properties of boron-doped nanographite ensembles<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0Rev. Sci. Instrum.<\/em>\u00a081, 043909 (2010).<\/li>\n
                                    7. Hessam M. Ghassemi, Chee H. Lee, Yoke K. Yap, Reza S. Yassar, \u201cIn-Situ TEM Monitoring of Thermal Decomposition in Individual Boron Nitride Nanotubes<\/a>,”\u00a0JOM<\/em>\u00a062<\/strong>, 69 (2010).<\/li>\n
                                    8. Archana Pandey, Abhishek Prasad, Jason Moscatello, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cComparing Field Emission Stability of Lithography-free, Modified Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes<\/a>,\u201d in\u00a0Nanotubes and Related Nanostructures \u2014 2009<\/em>, edited by Yoke Khin Yap (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.\u00a0Volume 1204<\/strong>, Warrendale, PA, 2010), 265-270, 1204-K18-22.<\/li>\n
                                    9. Hessam Ghassemi, Chee Huei Lee, Yoke Khin Yap, Reza Shahbazian Yassar, \u201cOn the Relation of Mechanical Deformation and Electrical Properties of BN Nanotubes<\/a>,\u201d in\u00a0Nanotubes and Related Nanostructures \u2014 2009<\/em>, edited by Yoke Khin Yap (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.\u00a0Volume 1204<\/strong>, Warrendale, PA, 2010), 239-242, 1204-K17-03.<\/li>\n
                                    10. Archana Pandey, Abhishek Prasad, Jason Moscatello, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cGlucose biosensors based on vertically-aligned multi-walled carbon nanotubes<\/a>,\u201d in\u00a0Nanotubes and Related Nanostructures \u2014 2009<\/em>, edited by Yoke Khin Yap (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.\u00a0Volume 1204<\/strong>, Warrendale, PA, 2010) 181\u2013186, 2010, 1204-K13-05<\/li>\n
                                    11. Chee Huei Lee, Ming Xie, Jiesheng Wang, Russell E. Cook, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cPatterned Growth of Long and Clean Boron Nitride Nanotubes on Substrates<\/a>,\u201d in\u00a0Nanotubes and Related Nanostructures \u2014 2009<\/em>, edited by Yoke Khin Yap (Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc.\u00a0Volume 1204<\/strong>, Warrendale, PA, 2010), 133-138, 1204-K08-03.<\/li>\n
                                    12. Singaravelu\u00a0Velayudham, Chee Huei\u00a0Lee, Ming\u00a0Xie, Dominique\u00a0Blair, Nicholas\u00a0Bauman, Yoke Khin\u00a0Yap, Sarah. A.\u00a0Green and Haiying\u00a0Liu, \u201cNoncovalent Functionalization of Boron Nitride Nanotubes with Poly(p-phenylene-ethynylene)s and Polythiophene<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces\u00a0<\/em>2<\/strong><\/em>, 104 (2010).<\/li>\n
                                    13. Chee Huei Lee, Ming Xie, Vijaya Kayastha, Jiesheng Wang and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cPatterned Growth of Boron Nitride Nanotubes by Catalytic Chemical Vapor Deposition<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0Chem. Mater<\/em>.\u00a022<\/strong>,\u00a01782 (2010).*<\/li>\n
                                    14. Archana Pandey, Abhishek Prasad, Jason Moscatello, Benjamin Ulmen, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cEnhanced field emission stability and density produced by conical bundles of catalyst-free carbon nanotubes<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0Carbon<\/em>\u00a048<\/strong>, 287 (2010).**<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                      *News Coverage from\u00a0MTU<\/a>, Phys Org<\/em><\/a>,\u00a0Eurekalert<\/a> (AAAS) etc<\/em>. See also\u00a0Nano Today’s<\/em>\u00a0Boron nitride nanotubes grown just like carbon nanotubes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

                                      **Cover image of\u00a0Carbon 48 (3) 2010<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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                                      Reviewed 2009<\/h4>\n
                                        \n
                                      1. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cGrowth Mechanisms of Vertically-aligned Carbon, Boron Nitride, and Zinc Oxide Nanotubes<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0AIP Conf. Proc.<\/em>\u00a01150<\/strong>, 126 (2009).<\/li>\n
                                      2. Anjana Asthana, Kasra Momeni, Abhishek Prasad, Yoke Khin Yap, and Reza Shahbazian Yassar, \u201cin-situ<\/em>\u00a0probing of electromechanical properties of an individual ZnO nanobelt<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0Appl. Phys. Lett.<\/em>\u00a095<\/strong>, 172106 (2009).<\/li>\n
                                      3. Saikat Mukhopadhyay, Haying He, Ravindra Pandey, Yoke Khin Yap and Ihsan Boustani, \u201cNovel spherical boron clusters and structural transition from 2D quasi-planar structures to 3D double-rings<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.<\/em>\u00a0176<\/strong>\u00a0(2009) 012028.<\/li>\n
                                      4. Chee Huei Lee, Jaroslaw Drelich, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cSuperhydrophobicity of Boron Nitride Nanotubes Grown on Silicon Substrates<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0Langmuir<\/em>\u00a0(letter)\u00a025<\/strong>\u00a0(2009) 4853.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                        Reviewed 2008<\/h4>\n
                                          \n
                                        1. Chee Huei Lee, Jiesheng Wang, Vijaya K. Kayastha, Jian Y. Huang, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cEffective growth of boron nitride nanotubes by thermal chemical vapor deposition<\/a>,\u201d Nanotechnology 19 (2008) 455605.<\/li>\n
                                        2. Ming Xie, Jiesheng Wang, Zhiyong Fan, Jia G. Lu, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cGrowth of p-type Si nanotubes by catalytic plasma treatments<\/a>,\u201d Nanotechnology 19, 365609 (2008).<\/li>\n
                                        3. Samuel L. Mensah, Abhishek Prasad, Jiesheng Wang, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cZnO Nanosquids: Branching Nanowires from Nanotubes and Nanorods<\/a>,\u201d in\u00a0A Special Section on Nanowires<\/em>, J. Nanosci. Nanotechno. 8, 233 (2008).<\/li>\n
                                        4. Abhishek Prasad, Samuel Mensah, Jiesheng Wang, Archana Pandey, and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cGrowth of Single Crystalline ZnO Nanotubes and Nanosquids<\/a>,\u201d Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 1057, paper 1057-II13-02.<\/li>\n
                                        5. Ming Xie, Jiesheng Wang, Chee Huei Lee, and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cSelf-assembly of Silicon Nanotubes<\/a>,\u201d Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 1057, paper 1057-II13-03.<\/li>\n
                                        6. Jason Moscatello, Vijaya Kayastha, Archana Pandey, Benjamin Ulmen, and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cDielectrophoretic Deposition of Carbon Nanotubes with Controllable Density and Alignment<\/a>,\u201d Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Vol. 1057, paper 1057-II15-07.<\/li>\n
                                        7. Dieter M. Gruen, Paola Bruno, Ming Xie, \u201cConfigurational, electronic entropies and the thermoelectric properties of nanocarbon ensembles<\/a>,\u201d Appl. Phys. Lett. 92, 143118 (2008). * Ming Xie is graduate student in Yoke Khin Yap research group working full time in Argonne National Laboratory as sponsored by UChicago Argonne, LLC (Contract # 7F-00961).<\/li>\n
                                        8. Jason P. Moscatello, Jiesheng Wang, Benjamin Ulmen, Samuel L. Mensah, Ming Xie, Shun Wu, Archana Pandey, Chee Huei Lee, Abhishek Prasad, Vijaya K. Kayasha, and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cControlled Growth of Carbon, Boron Nitride, and Zinc Oxide Nanotubes<\/a>,\u201d in\u00a0Special Issue on Nanosensors for Defense & Security<\/em>, IEEE Sensor Journal 8, 922 (2008).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                          \n

                                          Reviewed 2007<\/h4>\n
                                            \n
                                          1. Vijaya K. Kayastha, Benjamin Ulmen and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cEffect of graphitic order on field emission stability of carbon nanotubes<\/a>,\u201d Nanotechnology 18, 035206 (2007).<\/li>\n
                                          2. Samuel L. Mensah, Vijaya K. Kayastha, Ilia N. Ivanov, David B. Geohegan and Yoke Khin Yap, “Formation of Single Crystalline ZnO Nanotubes without Catalysts and Templates<\/a>” Appl. Phys. Letts. 90, 113108 (2007).* **<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                            * Cover of the 12 March 2007 issue of Applied Physics Letters.<\/a>
                                            \n                                            ** The most downloaded article in Applied Physics Letters during March 2007.<\/a><\/p>\n

                                              \n
                                            1. Vijaya K. Kayastha, Shun Wu, Jason Moscatello, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cSynthesis of Vertically Aligned Single- and Double- Walled Carbon Nanotubes without Etching Agents<\/a>,\u201d J. Phys. Chem. C (Letter) 111, 10158 (2007).<\/li>\n
                                            2. Dipankar Ghosh, Ghatu Subhash, Chee Huei Lee, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cStrain-induced formation of carbon and boron clusters in boron carbide during dynamic indentation<\/a>,\u201d Appl. Phys. Letts. 91, 061910 (2007).<\/li>\n
                                            3. Jason Moscatello, Jiesheng Wang, Benjamin Ulmen, Vijaya Kayastha, Ming Xie, Samuel Mensah, Shun Wu, Archana Pandey, Chee Huei Lee, Abhishek Prasad, and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cGrowth of Carbon, Boron Nitride and ZnO Nanotubes for Biosensors<\/a>,\u201d ECS Transactions 3 (26) 1-13 (2007).<\/li>\n
                                            4. Samuel L. Mensah, Vijaya K. Kayastha, Yoke Khin Yap, “Selective Growth of Pure and Long ZnO Nanowires by Controlled Vapor Concentration Gradients<\/a>” J. Phys. Chem. C (Letter) 111, 16092 (2007).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                              Reviewed 2006<\/h4>\n
                                                \n
                                              1. Benjamin Ulmen, Vijaya Kumar Kayastha, Adam DeConinck, Jiesheng Wang and Yoke Khin Yap, “Stability of field emission current from various types of carbon nanotube films<\/a>,” Diamond & Related Materials 15 (2006) 212.<\/li>\n
                                              2. Jiesheng Wang and Yoke Khin Yap, “Growth of adhesive cubic phase boron nitride films without argon ion bombardment<\/a>,” Diamond & Related Materials 15 (2006) 444.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                Reviewed 2005<\/h4>\n
                                                  \n
                                                1. J. Wang, V. Kayastha, Y. K. Yap, Z. Fan, J. G. Lu, Z. Pan, I. Ivanov, A. A. Purezky, D. B. Geohegan, \u201cLow temperature growth of boron nitride nanotubes on substrates<\/a>,\u201d Nano Letters.5, 2528 (2005).*
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                                                  \n<\/a>                                                  *Unsolicited News Coverage in Materials Today Vol. 9 (no 1-2), page 9, Jan-Feb 2006.<\/a>
                                                  \n<\/a><\/li>\n
                                                2. J. Menda, B. Ulmen, L. K. Vanga, V. K. Kayastha, Y. K. Yap, Z. Pan, I. N. Ivanov, A. A. Puretzky, D. B. Geohegan, \u201cStructural control of vertically aligned multiwalled carbon nanotubes by radio-frequency plasmas<\/a>,\u201d Appl. Phys. Lett. 87, 173106 (2005).<\/li>\n
                                                3. V. K. Kayastha, Y. K. Yap, Z. Pan, I. N. Ivanov, A. A. Puretzky, D. B. Geohegan, \u201cHigh-density vertically aligned multiwalled carbon nanotubes with tubular structures<\/a>,\u201d Appl. Phys. Lett. 86, 253105 (2005).<\/li>\n
                                                4. J. Menda, L. K. Vanga, B. Ulmen, Y. K. Yap, Z. Pan, I. N. Ivanov, A. A. Puretzky, D. B. Geohegan, \u201cA Dual-RF-Plasma Approach for Controlling the Graphitic Order and Diameters of Vertically-Aligned Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes<\/a>,\u201d Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 858E (Warrendale, PA , 2005) paper HH3.11.<\/li>\n
                                                5. Y. K. Yap, V. Kayastha, J. Menda, L. K. Vanga, J. Wang, A. Kieckhafer, D. Massey, and L. B. King. \u201cVertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes as the Sputter Resist in Space Propulsive Systems<\/a>,\u201d Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 851 (Warrendale, PA , 2005) paper NN2.2.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                  Reviewed 2004<\/h4>\n
                                                    \n
                                                  1. V. Kayastha, Y. K.Yap, S. Dimovski, and Y. Gogotsi, \u201cControlling Dissociative Adsorption for effective Growth of Carbon nanotubes<\/a>,\u201d Appl. Phys. Lett. 85 (2004) 3265.<\/li>\n
                                                  2. Y. K. Yap, J. Menda, L. K. Vanga, V. Kayastha, J. Wang, L. B. King, S. Dimovski, and Y. Gogotsi, \u201cTesting Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes on Ion Erosion for Advanced Space Propulsion<\/a>,\u201d Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 821 (Warrendale, PA , 2004) paper P3.7.<\/li>\n
                                                  3. Y. K. Yap, V. Kayastha, S. Hackney, S. Dimovski, and Y. Gogotsi, \u201cEffect of Carrier Gas on the Growth Rate, Growth Density, and Structure of Carbon Nanotubes<\/a>,\u201d Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 818 (Warrendale, PA, 2004) paper M11.31.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                    \n

                                                    Reviewed 2002<\/h4>\n
                                                      \n
                                                    1. Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori, T. Sasaki and T. Hanada, \u201cFormation of aligned-carbon nanotubes by RF-plasma-assisted pulsed-laser deposition,\u201d Special issue for Tsukuba symp. on carbon nanotubes in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of its discovery; S. Ijima et al. eds., Physica B 323 (2002) 341.<\/li>\n
                                                    2. Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cSelective growth of flower-like carbon structures by RF-plasma-assisted pulsed laser deposition,\u201d J. Chem. Phys. 116 (2002) 6286.<\/li>\n
                                                    3. Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cHybridized boron-carbon nitride fibrous nanostructures on Ni substrates,\u201d Appl. Phys. Lett. 80 (2002) 2559.<\/li>\n
                                                    4. T. Kamimura, S. Fukumoto, R. Ono, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori, T. Sasaki and K. Yoshida, \u201cEnhancement of CLBO surface damage resistance by improved crystallinity and ion-beam etching,\u201d Opt. Lett. 27 (2002) 616.<\/li>\n
                                                    5. Y. K. Yap, \u201cGrowth of carbon nanotubes and carbon-related materials by RF-plasma-assisted pulsed-laser deposition,\u201d Science and Technology of Carbon and Carbide Materials, Bull. Stefan Univ. 14 (2002) 63.<\/li>\n
                                                    6. M. Onda, T. Iwahashi, M. Okamoto, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cInfluence of pressure control on the growth of bulk GaN single crystal using a Na flux, \u201d J. Crystal Growth. 237-239 (2002) 2112.<\/li>\n
                                                    7. Zhang-Gui Hu, Naoki Ushiyama, Yoke Khin Yap, Masashi Yoshimura, Yusuke Mori and Takatomo Sasaki, \u201cThe crystal growth and nonlinear optical properties of K2<\/sub>Al2<\/sub>B2<\/sub>O7<\/sub>,\u201d J. Crystal Growth. 237-239 (2002) 654.<\/li>\n
                                                    8. R. Ono, T. Kamimura, S. Fukumoto, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori, T. Sasaki and K. Yoshida, \u201cEffect of crystallinity on the bulk laser damage and UV absorption of CLBO crystals, \u201d J. Crystal Growth. 237-239 (2002) 645.<\/li>\n
                                                    9. H. Nakao, S. Makio, H. Furuya, K. Kawamura, S. Yasuda, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cCrystal growth of GdYCOB for non- critical phase-matched second-harmonic generation at 860 nm, \u201d J. Crystal Growth. 237-239 (2002) 632.<\/li>\n
                                                    10. K. Kawamura, H. Nakao, H. Furuya, S. Yasuda, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cEffect of crystal growth atmosphere on the crystal birefringence of GdYCOB for third harmonic generation of Nd:YAG laser,\u201d J. Crystal Growth. 237-239 (2002) 629.<\/li>\n
                                                    11. Y. Mori, Y. K. Yap, T. Kamimura, M. Yoshimura and T. Sasaki. Recent development of nonlinear optical borate crystals for UV generation. Optical Materials. 19 (2002) 1.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                                      \n

                                                      \u00a0Reviewed 2001<\/h4>\n
                                                        \n
                                                      1. M. Okamoto, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cThe ohmic character of doped AlN films,\u201d Diamond & Related Materials 10 (2001) 1322.<\/li>\n
                                                      2. Y. K. Yap, Y. Wada, M. Yamaoka, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cBond modification of BCN films on Ni Substrates,\u201d Diamond & Related Materials. 10 (2001) 1137.<\/li>\n
                                                      3. T. Hirao, K. Ito, H. Furuta, Y. K. Yap, T. Ikuno, S. Honda, Y. Mori, T. Sasaki, K. Oura, \u201cFormation of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes by dual-RF-plasma chemical vapor deposition,\u201d Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 40 (2001) L631.<\/li>\n
                                                      4. Y. K. Yap, T. Kamimura, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cDevelopment on the Generation of Coherent UV Light from Nonlinear Optical Borate Crystals,\u201d in 2001 IEEE\/LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 30 July-1 August 2001, Copper Mountain, Colorado, Invited paper MB4.1. (2001) 17.<\/li>\n
                                                      5. H. Furuya, H. Nakao, K. Kawamura, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cDependence of gray-track threshold of GdYCOB on the crystal growth atmosphere,\u201d J. Crystal Growth. 229 (2001) 265.<\/li>\n
                                                      6. Z. Hu, N. Ushiyama, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cThe Growth of K2<\/sub>Al2<\/sub>B2<\/sub>O2<\/sub>\u00a0(KAB) Crystal by Modified Middle Seeded Solution Growth (MSSG) Method,\u201d Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 40 (2001) L393.<\/li>\n
                                                      7. T. Kamimura, R. Ono, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cInfluence of crystallinity on the bulk laser-induced damage threshold and absorption of laser light in CsLiB6<\/sub>O10<\/sub>\u00a0crystals,\u201d Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 40 (2001) L111.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                        Reviewed 2000<\/h4>\n
                                                          \n
                                                        1. M. Yano, Y. K. Yap, M. Okamoto, M. Onda, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki. Na: a new flux for growing h-BN crystals at low temperature. Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 39 (2000) L300.<\/li>\n
                                                        2. Y. Mori, Y. K. Yap, T. Kamimura, M. Yoshimura and T. Sasaki, \u201cRecent Advancement on Improving Crystal Reliability of CLBO and GdYCOB for High-Power UV Generation, \u201d Abstract Book of The 1st Asian Conference in Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology (2000) 116.<\/li>\n
                                                        3. Y. Mori, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura and T. Sasaki, \u201cProgress on fabrication of nonlinear optical borate crystals for UV generation, \u201d in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe 2000, Nice, September 10-15, (IEEE Catalog Number 00TH8505) pg. 258.<\/li>\n
                                                        4. Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cImprovement of reliability of borate crystals for high-power UV generation, \u201d in the 12th Chinese Conference on Crystal Growth and the 8th Chinese Conference on Crystal Defects, Shanghai, May 15-20, 2000, J. of Synthetic Crystals (Rengong Jingti Xuebao) Vol. 29 No. 5 (Supplement) (2000) 11.<\/li>\n
                                                        5. Y. Mori, Y. Takahashi, T. Iwai, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura and T. Sasaki, \u201cGrowth of high quality DAST crystal by using slope nucleation methode,\u201d in the fifth International Conference on Organic Nonlinear Optics (ICONO’5), Davos, March 12-16, 2000, Final program of ICONO’5, paper INV 13 (2000).<\/li>\n
                                                        6. Y. K. Yap, S. Kida, Y. Wada, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cEffect of carbon nitride bonding structure on electron field emission,\u201d Diamond & Related Materials 9 (2000) 1228.<\/li>\n
                                                        7. Y. K. Yap, T. Aoyama, Y. Wada, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cGrowth of adhesive c-BN films on a tensile BN buffer layer,\u201d Diamond & Related Materials. 9 (2000) 592.<\/li>\n
                                                        8. M. Yano, M. Okamoto, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cGrowth of nitride crystals, BN, AlN and GaN by using a Na flux,\u201d Diamond & Related Materials. 9 (2000) 512.<\/li>\n
                                                        9. Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cInfluence of disordered covalent bonds in a BN buffer layer on improving adhesion of c-BN films,\u201d New Diamond and Frontier Carbon Tech 10,\u00a0Invited contribution in the Special Issue on Nitride Films and Related Materials<\/em>\u00a0(2000) 201.<\/li>\n
                                                        10. T. Sasaki, Y. Mori, M. Yoshimura, Y. K. Yap and T. Kamimura, \u201cRecent development of nonlinear optical borate crystals: key materials for generation of visible and UV light,\u201d Material Science and Engineering R. 30 (2000) 1.<\/li>\n
                                                        11. H. Furuya, H. Nakao, Y. F. Ruan, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cAlleviation of photo-induced damage in GdYCOB at elevated crystal temperature for noncritically phase-matched 355-nm generation,\u201d Optics Letters. 25 (2000) 1588.<\/li>\n
                                                        12. Y. Mori, Y. Takahashi, T. Iwai, M. Yoshimura, Y. K. Yap and T. Sasaki, \u201cSlope nucleation method for the growth of high-quality 4-dimethylamino-methyl-4-stilbazoliumto-sylate (DAST) crystals,\u201d Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 39 (2000) L1006.<\/li>\n
                                                        13. M. Okamoto, M. Yamaoka, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cEpitaxial aluminium nitide thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition,\u201d Diamond & Related Materials. 9 (2000) 516.<\/li>\n
                                                        14. \n
                                                          Y. Wada, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cControl of B-N and B-C bonds in BCN films synthesized by pulsed laser deposition,\u201d Diamond & Related Materials. 9 (2000) 620.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                          Reviewed\u00a01999<\/h4>\n
                                                            \n
                                                          1. Y. K. Yap, T. Aoyama, S. Kida, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cSynthesis of adhesive c-BN films in pure nitrogen radio-frequency plasma,\u201d Diamond & Related Materials. 8 (1999) 382.<\/li>\n
                                                          2. Y. K. Yap, S. Kida, T. Aoyama, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cBinding state transformation in high temperature synthesized CN thin films,\u201d Diamond & Related Materials. 8 (1999) 614.<\/li>\n
                                                          3. M. Yano, M. Okamoto, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cControl of nucleation site and growth orientation of bulk GaN crystals,\u201d Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 38 (1999) L1121.<\/li>\n
                                                          4. Y. K. Yap, S. Kida, T. Aoyama, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cCarbon nitride thin films synthesized at high temperature by using r.f.-plasma PLD,\u201d J. Crystal Growth. 198-199 (1999) 1028.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                            Reviewed 1998<\/h4>\n
                                                              \n
                                                            1. Y. K. Yap, T. Inoue, H. Sakai, Y. Kagebayashi, Y. Mori, T. Sasaki, K. Deki and M. Horiguchi, \u201cLong-term operation of CsLiB6<\/sub>O10<\/sub>\u00a0at elevated crystal temperature,\u201d Optics Letters. 23 (1998) 34.<\/li>\n
                                                            2. Y. K. Yap, K. Deki, N. Kitatochi, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cAlleviation of thermally induced phase mismatch in CsLiB6<\/sub>O10<\/sub>,\u201d Optics Letters. 23 (1998) 1016.<\/li>\n
                                                            3. Y. K. Yap, S. Kida, T. Aoyama, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cInfluence of negative dc bias voltage on structural transformation of carbon nitride at 600 \u00b0C,\u201d Appl. Phys. Lett. 73 (1998) 915.<\/li>\n
                                                            4. Z. Hu, T. Higashiyama, M. Yoshimura, Y. K. Yap, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cA new nonlinear optical borate crystal K2<\/sub>Al2<\/sub>B2<\/sub>O7<\/sub>\u00a0(KAB),\u201d Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. 37 (1998) L1093.<\/li>\n
                                                            5. S. Kida, Y. K. Yap, T. Aoyama, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cDeposition of CNx films by pulsed laser deposition technique,\u201d Diamond Films and Technology. 8 (1998) 485.<\/li>\n
                                                            6. Y. K. Yap, S. Kida, T. Aoyama, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cHigh-temperature synthesis of amorphous carbon nitride thin films with modified microstructure,\u201d Jpn. J. Appl. Phys. Lett. 37 (1998) L746.<\/li>\n
                                                            7. Y. K. Yap, S. Haramura, A. Taguchi, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cCsLiB6<\/sub>O10<\/sub>\u00a0crystal for frequency doubling the Nd:YAG laser,\u201d Opt. Commun. 145 (1998) 101.<\/li>\n
                                                            8. T. Aoyama, Y. K. Yap, S. Kida, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cDeposition of c-BN films by RF plasma-assisted pulsed laser deposition,\u201d Diamond Films and Technology. 8 (1998) 477.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                              Reviewed before 1998<\/h4>\n
                                                                \n
                                                              1. T. Ogawa, M. Okamoto, Y. K. Yap, Y. Mori, A. Hatta, T. Ito, T. Sasaki and A. Hiraki, \u201cGrowth of AlN thin films on (111) silicon by pulsed laser deposition in nitrogen plasma ambient. Diamond & Related Materials. 6 (1997) 1015.<\/li>\n
                                                              2. Y. K. Yap, M. Inagaki, S. Nakajima, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cHigh-power fourth- and fifth-harmonic generation of a CsLiB6<\/sub>O10<\/sub>,\u201d Optics Letters. 21 (1996) 1348.<\/li>\n
                                                              3. Y. K. Yap, T. Y. Tou and K. S. Low, \u201cA TE-TE N2 oscillator-amplifier laser with two-stage cascade discharge,\u201d Optics & Laser Technology. 27 (1995) 299.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                2026<\/span><\/h4>\n
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                                                                1. M. R. Hurtado, R. J. Nemiroff, R. Pati, R. A. Shaw, Y. K. Yap “Using AI to Explore Physics: A Panel of Professors Tell Their Stories,” Physics Colloquium, Michigan Technological University, February 21, 2026.<\/li>\n
                                                                2. Nazmiye Yapici, Xiuling Liu, Estelle Chiari, Rodney Oakley, Daniel Gibbs, Ai Hui Yap, Matthew Cowles, Amit Acharya, Sambhawana Sharma, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, “High-brightness fluorophores and high-brightness probes for biomedical detection<\/a>,” in Conference 13871, Reporters, Contrast Agents, and Molecular Probes for Biomedical Applications XVII, SPIE Photonics West<\/a>, Invited Paper 13871-22, 17-22 January 2026, San Francisco, CA, USA.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                  2025<\/span><\/h4>\n
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                                                                  1. Yoke Khin Yap (online), “Boron Nitride Heterostructures for Advanced Electronics and Biomedicine,” Session 12: Functional Materials, Baltic Conference Series-66th Assembly of Advanced Materials Congress, Stockholm, Sweden, Oct. 13-15, 2025.<\/li>\n
                                                                  2. Yoke Khin Yap, “Quantum and Molecular Heterostructures on Boron Nitride: Future Electronics and Biomedicine”, C60 at 40: Celebrating Nano and Quantum Frontiers, Smalley-Curl Institute, Rice University, Oct. 13-Oct. 14, 2025.<\/li>\n
                                                                  3. Amit Acharya, Mingxiao Ye, Jeff Kabel, Sambhawana Sharma, Anjana Asthana, Kumar Neupane, Join Uddin, Dongyan Zhang, and Yoke Khin Yap, “Efficient Quantum Dot Solar Cells with Sustainable Oxide Thin Films,” American Chemical Society (ACS) Upper Peninsula Local Section Student Research Symposium, Northern Michigan University, Oct. 4, 2025.<\/li>\n
                                                                  4. Sambhawna Sharma, Raksha Dubey, Zohreh Salimi, Rodney Oakley, Xiuling Liu, Nazmiye Yapici, Estelle Chiari, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, “The Synthesis, Characterization, and Biocompatible Study of Boron Nitride Dots,” American Chemical Society (ACS) Upper Peninsula Local Section Student Research Symposium, Northern Michigan University, Oct. 4, 2025. *Favorite Scientific\/Technical Content \u2014 Raksha Dubey, Physics<\/a><\/li>\n
                                                                  5. Kumar Neupane, Join Uddin, Raksha Deubey, Zohreh Salimi, Matthew Cowles, Rodney Oakley, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cEstimating the HOMO-LUMO levels of MoS2<\/sub>\u00a0and MoSe<\/span>2<\/sub> by Cyclic Voltammetry<\/span><\/a>,\u201d in APS Joint March Meeting and April Meeting, Global Physics Summit<\/a>, March 16-21, 2025, Anaheim, CA and virtual. Poster 412.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                    2024<\/span><\/h4>\n
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                                                                    1. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cEmerging Applications of Boron Nitride Nanostructures for Advanced Electronics and Biomedicine,\u201d\u00a0in Symposium NM01, 2024 MRS Fall Meeting<\/a>,\u00a0Dec 1-6, 2024, Boston MA, paper *NM01.12.01<\/a>.<\/li>\n
                                                                    2. Nazmiye Yapici, Estelle Chiari, Xiuling Liu, Catherine Pilon, Daniel Gibbs, Rodney Oakley, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cHigh-Brightness Fluorophores for Rare Antigen Detection,\u201d in Symposium NM01, 2024 MRS Fall Meeting<\/a>, Dec 1-6, 2024, Boston MA, paper *NM01.12.10<\/a>.<\/li>\n
                                                                    3. Yoke Khin Yap “Boron Nitride van der Waals Nanostructures for Advanced Electronics and Biomedicine,” Plenary Lecture in the Global Materials Science Conference (GMSC2024)<\/a>, Sept 19-21, 2024, Dubai, UAE.<\/li>\n
                                                                    4. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cEmerging Applications of van der Waals Boron Nitride Nanostructures for Advanced Electronics and Biomedicine,\u201d the 7th<\/sup> Nanospace Materials Project Workshop<\/a>, SANKEN (The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research), Osaka University, July 29, 2024.<\/li>\n
                                                                    5. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cEmerging Applications of van der Waals Boron Nitride Heterostructures for Advanced Electronics and Biomedicine,\u201d The 428th<\/sup> GMSI seminar\/173th<\/sup> WINGS seminar<\/a>, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, July 24, 2024.<\/li>\n
                                                                    6. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cEmerging Applications of van der Waals Boron Nitride Nanostructures for Advanced Electronics and Biomedicine,\u201d Department of Applied Electronics, Faculty of Advanced Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, July 22, 2024.<\/li>\n
                                                                    7. Yoke Khin Yap “Boron Nitride van der Waals Nanostructures for Advanced Electronics and Biomedicine,” Plenary Lecture in the World Summit and Expo on Materials Research (WSEMR2024)<\/a>, June 10-12, 2024, Philadelphia, PA.<\/li>\n
                                                                    8. Jeffrey Kabel, Matthew Cowles, Rodney Oakley, James Turkovich, Xiuling Liu, Nazmiye Yapici, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap,”High-brightness Fluorophores by Dye-Filled Boron Nitride Nanotubes<\/a>“, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, in APS March Meeting 2024<\/em>, March 4-8, 2024, Minneapolis, U.S.A. Abstract D11.00006. Session D11: Non-Carbon Based Nanostructures.<\/li>\n
                                                                    9. Join Uddin, Sambhawana Sharma, Rodney Oakley, Raksha Dubey, Xiuling Liu, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap “Synthesis and Characterization of Boron Nitride Dots<\/a>“, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, in APS March Meeting 2024<\/em>, March 4-8, 2024, Minneapolis, U.S.A. Abstract J00.00201. Session J00: Poster Session I.<\/li>\n
                                                                    10. Siqi Zhang, Zohreh Salimi, Sambhawana Sharma, Rodney Oakley, Matthew Cowles, Anjana Asthana, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, “New Catalyst for the Growth of Clean and Small-Diameter Boron Nitride Nanotubes<\/a>“, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, in APS March Meeting 2024<\/em>, March 4-8, 2024, Minneapolis, U.S.A. Abstract M13.00002. Session M13: Materials Synthesis and Processing.<\/li>\n
                                                                    11. Sambhawna Sharma, Raksha Dubey, Zohreh Salimi, Rodney Oakley, Xiuling Liu, Nazmiye Yapici, Estelle Chiari, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, “The Synthesis, Characterization, and Biocompatible Study of Boron Nitride Dots<\/a>“, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, in APS March Meeting 2024<\/em>, March 4-8, 2024, Minneapolis, U.S.A. Abstract N00.00280. Sessiion N00: Poster Session II.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                      2023<\/span><\/h4>\n
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                                                                      1. Yoke Khin Yap, “Boron Nitride van der Waals Heterostructures for Advanced Electronics and Biomedicine,” the QAMMS Advanced Technology Lecture, Cambridge Graphene Center<\/a>, July 28, 2023, Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK.<\/li>\n
                                                                      2. Yoke Khin Yap, “Boron Nitride van der Waals Heterostructures for Advanced Electronics and Biomedicine,” Plenary Lecture in the Global Congress on Materials Science and Nanotechnology (GCMSN2023)<\/a>, August 03-05, 2023, London, UK.<\/li>\n
                                                                      3. Yoke Khin Yap, “Boron Nitride van der Waals Heterostructures for Advanced Electronics and Biomedicine,” Plenary Lecture in the 3rd Global Summit on Graphene and 2D Materials (2DMAT2023)<\/a>, August 24-26, 2023, London, UK (Virtual).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                        2022<\/span><\/h4>\n
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                                                                        1. Yoke Khin Yap, “van der Waals Nanostructures for Advanced Electronics and Biomedicine,” Plenary Lecture in the National Physics Conference 2022 (PERFIK2022), December 6-8, 2022, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Virtual).<\/li>\n
                                                                        2. Nazmiye Yapici, Rodney Oakley, Xiuling Liu, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, “High-Brightness Fluorophores for Cell Phenotyping<\/a>,” in Symposium NM02, 2022 MRS Fall Meeting, Nov 27-Dec 2, 2022 | Boston, MA, paper *NM02.14.09.<\/li>\n
                                                                        3. Yoke Khin Yap, Nazmiye Yapici, Rodney Oakley, Xiuling Liu, Steve Tokarz, Dongyan Zhang,\u00a0 “Nanotube-Based High Brightness Fluorophores with Controllable Brightness<\/a>,” in Symposium NM02, 2022 MRS Fall Meeting, Nov 27-Dec 2, 2022 | Boston, MA, paper NM02.08.04.<\/li>\n
                                                                        4. Yoke Khin Yap, Boyi Hao, Shiva Bhandari, Haiying He, Ravindra Pandey, Dongyan Zhang, “Semiconducting van der Waals Nanocarbon on Boron Nitride Nanotubes<\/a>,” in Symposium NM02, 2022 MRS Fall Meeting, Nov 27-Dec 2, 2022 | Boston, MA, paper NM02.02.03.<\/li>\n
                                                                        5. Yoke Khin Yap, “Fundamentals of Journal Paper Writing and the Implication for Proposal and Report<\/a>,” November 4, 2022, Physics Colloquium, Development of Physics, Michigan Technological University.<\/li>\n
                                                                        6. Yoke Khin Yap, “Van der Waals Nanostructures for Advanced Electronics and Biomedicine<\/a>,” in the 2nd Global Summit and Expo on Graphene and 2D Materials, August 22-24, 2022 | Edinburgh, Scotland, Plenary Lecture<\/a>.<\/li>\n
                                                                        7. Yoke Khin Yap, “Emerging Applications of Boron Nitride Nanotubes for Advanced Electronics and Biomedicine,” in Symposium NM04, 2022 MRS Spring Meeting<\/a>, May 8-13, 2022 | Honolulu, Hawai’i, paper *NM04.06.01<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                          2021<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                            \n
                                                                          1. Yoke Khin Yap, “Emerging Applications of Boron Nitride Nanotubes for Advanced Electronics and Biomedicine,” in the 6th Ed. of the Smart Materials and Surfaces<\/a> (SMS 2021 Conference, SMS<\/span>\/Sensors\/EGF\/NanoMed 2021 Joint Conferences), Oct. 20-22, 2021, Milan, Italy.<\/li>\n
                                                                          2. Yoke Khin Yap, “Emerging Applications of Boron Nitride Nanotubes for Advanced ELectronics and Bio-imaging,” in the American Association for Advances in Functional Materials (AAAFM 2021 @ UCLA)<\/a>: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d6SZ4qGKCcs<\/li>\n
                                                                          3. Yoke Khin Yap, “Endohedral and Exohedral Atomic Nanostructures on Boron Nitride Nanotubes,”\u00a0 In the International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes and Low-Dimensional Materials (NT21)<\/a>, June 6-11, 2021, Rice University, <\/span>paper A19<\/em>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                            2020<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                              \n
                                                                            1. Yoke Khin Yap, Nazmiye Yapici, Rodney Oakley, Xiuling Liu, Steve Tokarz, Dongyan Zhang, “Ultra-High Brightness Fluorophores Based on Nanotubes”. In <\/span>2020 Virtual MRS Fall Meeting, Symposium F.NM03<\/a>: Nanotubes, Graphene and Related Nanostructures, paper F.NM03.04.01<\/em>, 2020.<\/span><\/li>\n
                                                                            2. Nazmiye Yapici, Rodney Oakley, Xiuling Liu, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, “Ultra-High Brightness Dyes with Tunable Brightness for Flow Cytometry”. In 2020 Virtual MRS Fall Meeting, Symposium F.NM03<\/a>: Nanotubes, Graphene and Related Nanostructures, paper F.NM03.04.02<\/em>, 2020.<\/li>\n
                                                                            3. Jeff Kabel, Amit Acharya, Mingxiao Ye, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, “Molybdenum Disulfide Quantum Dot-Sensitized Zinc Oxide Thin-Film Solar Cells. In <\/span>2020 Virtual MRS Fall Meeting, Symposium F.NM03<\/a>: Nanotubes, Graphene and Related Nanostructures, paper F.NM03.06.04<\/em>, 2020.<\/span><\/li>\n
                                                                            4. Sambhawana Sharma, Siqi Zhang, Rodney Oakley, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, “Origin of Catalysts for the Synthesis of Boron Nitride Nanotubes”. In <\/span>2020 Virtual MRS Fall Meeting, Symposium F.NM03<\/a>: Nanotubes, Graphene and Related Nanostructures, paper F.NM03.01.07<\/em>, 2020.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                              2019<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                                \n
                                                                              1. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cFunctional Boron Nitride Nanotubes for Tunneling Electronics and Biomedicine<\/a>\u201d, in the 14th<\/sup> Asia-Pacific Physics Conference, Borneo Conventional Centre Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, December 17-21, 2019.<\/li>\n
                                                                              2. Yoke Khin Yap, Shiva Bhandari, Boyi Hao, Kevin Waters, Chee Huei Lee, Juan\u2010Carlos Idrobo, Dongyan Zhang, Ravindra Pandey, “Two-dimensional Gold with Tunable Bandgaps,” Panorama 13 in 2D Materials Symposium, NT19:<\/a> International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes and Low-Dimensional Materials, 21-26 July 2019, W\u00fcrzburg, Germany.<\/li>\n
                                                                              3. Yoke Khin Yap, Nazmiye Yapici, Rodney Oakley, Xiuling Liu, Dongyan Zhang, “Nanotube\u2010based High\u2010Brightness Fluorophores for Flow Cytometry,” P036 in NT19:<\/a> International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes and Low-Dimensional Materials, 21-26 July 2019, W\u00fcrzburg, Germany.<\/li>\n
                                                                              4. Yoke Khin Yap, “Nanotube-Based, High-Brightness Fluorophores for Flow Cytometry”. In CYTO 2019<\/a>, 34th Congress of the International Society for Advancement of Cytometry, Vancouver, Canada, Late-Breaking Posterpaper B386, June 22-26<\/em>, 2019.<\/li>\n
                                                                              5. Yoke Khin Yap, “Functional Boron Nitride Nanostructures for Advanced Electronics and Biomedicine<\/a>,” Physics Colloquium, Michigan Technological University,\u00a0March 7, 2019 at 4:00 pm in Fisher Hall, Room 139.<\/li>\n
                                                                              6. Pai-Ying Liao, Jingkai Qin, Mengwei Si, Siqi Zhang, Yoke Yap, Peide Peter Ye. “One-Dimensional Atomic Tellurium Chains in Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Synthesis and Devices<\/a>,”\u00a0Bulletin of the American Physical Society 2019.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                                2018<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                                  \n
                                                                                1. Yoke Khin Yap, “Recent Advancement in Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Nanosheets<\/a>,” in Symposium NM01: Carbon Nanotubes, Graphenes and Related Nanostructures, 2018\u00a0Materials Research Society Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Paper *NM01.12.06, Nov. 25-30, 2018, Boston, MA.<\/li>\n
                                                                                2. Amit Acharya, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, “Broad Spectra Absorption of Boron Nitride and Molybdenum Disulphide Quantum Dots for Photovoltaic Devices<\/a>,” in Symposium NM01: Carbon Nanotubes, Graphenes and Related Nanostructures, 2018\u00a0Materials Research Society Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Paper NM01.12.08, Nov. 25-30, 2018, Boston, MA.<\/li>\n
                                                                                3. Bishnu Tiwari, Nazmiye Yapici, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, “Precise Quantification of Cut Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Liquids,” 19th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes and Low Dimensional Materials<\/a>, the Centennial Lecture Hall, Peking University, Beijing, China, July 15-20, 2018.<\/li>\n
                                                                                4. Yoke Khin Yap, Sawyer Hopkins, Boyi Hao, Anjana Asthana, Dongyan Zhang, “On-Chip Heat Management by Boron Nitride Nanosheets,” in the 9th Graphene and 2D Materials Symposium<\/a> (GSS18), Room 303 of Natural Science Teaching Building, July 15, 2018.\u00a019th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes and Low Dimensional Materials<\/a>, Peking\u00a0University, Beijing, China, July 15-20, 2018.<\/li>\n
                                                                                5. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cTransistors without Semiconductors by Functionalized Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in the Department of Chemistry, Beijing Jiaotong University, July 13, 2018.\u00a0\u7406\u5b66\u96622017-2018\u5b66\u5e74\u590f\u5b63\u7b2c\u4e00\u5468\u5b66\u672f\u62a5\u544a\uff08\u516b\uff09. \u5317\u4eac\u4ea4\u901a\u5927\u5b66\u7406\u5b66\u9662\u5316\u5b66\u7cfb.\u00a0\u5316\u5b66\u7cfb<\/span>5211\u4f1a\u8bae\u5ba4.\u00a0\u4e3b\u529e\u6559\u5e08\uff1a\u6bb5\u6b66\u5f6a.<\/span><\/li>\n
                                                                                6. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cTransistors without Semiconductors by Functionalized Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d Seminar 113, in the Center for Nanochemistry, Peking University<\/a>, Beijing, China, July 11, 2018.\u00a0\u7eb3\u7c73\u79d1\u6280 \u8bba\u575b\u4e4b113\u8bb2.\u00a0\u5317\u4eac\u5927\u5b66\u5316\u5b66\u9662A205\u62a5\u544a\u5385.\u00a0\u4e3b\u8bf7\u4eba\uff1a\u5f20\u9526\u6559\u6388.<\/li>\n
                                                                                7. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cTransistors without Semiconductors by Functionalized Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d Seminar 105, in the State Key Laboratory for Surface Physics, Institute of Physics<\/a>, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, July 5, 2018.\u00a0\u8868\u9762\u79d1\u5b66\u8bba\u575b<\/span>(105),\u00a0\u7269\u7406\u7814\u7a76\u6240M<\/span>\u697c238<\/span>\u4f1a\u8bae\u5ba4.\u00a0\u9080\u8bf7\u4eba:\u767d\u96ea\u51ac\u7814\u7a76\u5458.<\/span><\/li>\n
                                                                                8. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cTransistors without Semiconductors by Functionalized Boron Nitride Nanotubes<\/a>,\u201d in CM-AMO Seminar of the University of Michigan, January 16, 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                                  2017<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                                    \n
                                                                                  1. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cElectronics without Semiconductors by Functionalized Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in DOE-BES Principal Investigators\u2019 Meeting, Physical Behavior of Materials<\/a>, pp 370-374, May 2-4, 2017. Gaithersburg, MD.<\/li>\n
                                                                                  2. A. Asthana, Y. K. Yap, R. S. Yassar, “Field Emission from Zinc Oxide Nanobelt<\/a>,”\u00a0Volume 23,\u00a0Issue S1 (Proceedings of Microscopy & Microanalysis 2017),\u00a0July 2017<\/span>\u00a0, pp. 1446-1447.<\/span><\/li>\n
                                                                                  3. Semih Cetindag, Bishnu Tiwari, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, Sangil Kim, Jerry W Shan, “Surface Charge Effects on the Electro-Orientation of Insulating Nanotubes in Aqueous Electrolytes<\/a>,” in\u00a0APS Division of Fluid Dynamics (Fall) 2017, abstract id.L13.008.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                                    2016<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                                      \n
                                                                                    1. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cTransistor without Semiconductors by Functionalized Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in Symposium NM3: Nanotubes and Related Nanostructures<\/a>, 2016 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting & Exhibit, Paper *NM3.10.01, Nov. 27-Dec 2, 2016, Boston, MA.<\/li>\n
                                                                                    2. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cStructural and Quantum Transport Properties of Functionalized Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in Symposium G-Multifunctional Inorganic One-Dimensional Nanostructures: Status and Potential<\/a>, 5th<\/sup> International Conference of Smart and Multifunctional Materials, Structures & Systems (CIMTEC 2016), paper G2:IL11, Perugia, Italy, June 5-9, 2016.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                                                                                      2015<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                                        \n
                                                                                      1. Semih Cetindag, Sangil Kim, Bishnu Tiwari, Shiva Bhandari, Dongyan Zhang, Yoke Khin Yap, Jerry Shan,\u00a0“Electro-Orientation of Boron-Nitride Nanotubes in Aqueous Solution<\/a>,” Bulletin of the American Physical Society Vol 60. Abstract: L39.00003 (2015).<\/li>\n
                                                                                      2. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cTransistors without Semiconductors by Functionalized Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d Symposium H01 Low Dimensional Nanoscale Electronic and Photonic Devices 8 in\u00a0the 228th Electrochemical Society (ECS) Meeting<\/a>\u00a0(October 11-15, 2015) Phoenix, AZ.<\/li>\n
                                                                                      3. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cTransistors without Semiconductors by Functionalized Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in\u00a0Brewer Science, Inc<\/a>, Jordan Valley Innovation Center, Springfield, July 27, 2015.<\/li>\n
                                                                                      4. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cTransistors without Semiconductors by Functionalized Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in Toyota Motor Corporation,\u00a0Toyota Motor Corporation Hirose plant<\/a>, Power Electronics Development Division, Electronics Development Department No. 31, Nagoya, Japan, July 6, 2015.<\/li>\n
                                                                                      5. Yoke Khin Yap, Chee Huei Lee, Boyi Hao, Shenyong Qin, Madhusudan A Savaikar, Douglas Banyai, Anjana Asthana, Paniz Khanmohammadi Hazaveh, Paul L Bergstrom, John A Jaszczak,An-Ping Li, \u201cTransistors without semiconductors by functionalized boron nitride nanotubes,\u201d in\u00a0the 16th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes<\/a>\u00a0(NT15), Paper P15, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan June 29-July 3, 2015.<\/li>\n
                                                                                      6. Yoke Khin Yap, Vyom Parashar, Corentin P Durand, Boyi Hao, Rodrigo G Amorim, Ravindra Pandey, Bishnu Tiwari, Dongyan Zhang,Yang Liu, An-Ping Li \u201cEffective Switching of Graphene-Boron Nitride Nanotubes Heterojunctions\u201d in\u00a0the Sixth Graphene and 2D Materials Satellite Symposium\u00a0<\/a>(<\/strong>GSS15<\/strong>),\u00a0<\/strong>the 16th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes (NT15), Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan June 29-July 3, 2015.<\/li>\n
                                                                                      7. Jarvis\u00a0Loh, Ravindra\u00a0 Pandey, Yoke Khin\u00a0 Yap, Shashi\u00a0 Karna, “MoS2\u00a0Quantum Dots: Effects of Passivation, Additional Layer, and h-BN Substrate on the Stability and Electronic Properties” in Symposium O\u2014Emerging Non-Graphene 2D Materials, Paper O3.09,\u00a02015 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit<\/a>, April 6-10, 2015, San Francisco, CA.<\/li>\n
                                                                                      8. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cElectronics without Semiconductors by Functionalized Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences (DOE BES),\u00a02015 Physical Behavior of Materials Principal Investigators\u2019 Meeting<\/a>, Hilton Washington DC North\/Gaithersburg, Gaithersburg, MD, March 30-April 1, 2015.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                        2014<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                                          \n
                                                                                        1. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cFunctional Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Boron Nitride Nanosheets,\u201d Plenary Talk in\u00a0PERFIK 2014<\/a>, National Physics Conference 2014, Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa, Nov 18-19, 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.<\/li>\n
                                                                                        2. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cTransport Behavior of Functionalized Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in\u00a0Shanghai Institute of Microsystem and Information Technology<\/a>\u00a0(SIMIT), Sept. 5, 2014.<\/li>\n
                                                                                        3. Yoke Khin Yap, Chee Huei Lee, Dongyan Zhang, Ming Xie, Corentin P. Durand, An-Ping Li, and Katherine L. Jungjohann, \u201cSelf-Assembled Graphene on Boron Nitride Nanotubes and their Nonlinear Transport Properties,\u201d in Symp. A: Fundamental of Graphene, other 2D Materials and Related Devices,\u00a0Grapchina 2014-International Graphene Innovation Conference<\/a>, Sept 1-3, 2014, Ningbo, China, p54.<\/li>\n
                                                                                        4. Chee Huei\u00a0 Lee, Shengyong\u00a0 Qin, Madhusudan\u00a0 A\u00a0 Savaikar1, Jiesheng\u00a0 Wang, Boyi\u00a0 Hao, Dongyan\u00a0 Zhang, Douglas\u00a0 Banyai, John\u00a0 A\u00a0 Jaszczak, Kendal\u00a0 W\u00a0 Clark, Juan-Carlos\u00a0 Idrobo, An-Ping\u00a0 Li, Yoke Khin\u00a0 Yap, \u201cTransistors without Semiconductors: Tunneling Behavior of Boron Nitride Nanotubes Functionalized with Gold Quantum Dots<\/a>,\u201d in 2014 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 21-25, 2014, Paper BB 7.02. (also in MRS OnDemand\u00a0Video<\/a>)<\/li>\n
                                                                                        5. John\u00a0A\u00a0 Jaszczak, Madhusudan\u00a0 A.\u00a0 Savaikar, Banyai\u00a0 R.\u00a0 Banyai, Boyi\u00a0 Hao, Zhang\u00a0 Dongyan, Paul\u00a0 L.\u00a0 Bergstrom, An-Ping\u00a0 Li, Juan-Carlos\u00a0 Idrobo, Yoke Khin\u00a0 Yap, \u201cSimulation of Charge Transport in Disordered Assemblies of Metallic Nano-Islands: Application to Boron Nitride Nanotubes Functionalized with Gold Quantum Dots (QDs-BNNTs)<\/a>\u201d in 2014 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 21-25, 2014, Paper *MM 3.01.<\/li>\n
                                                                                        6. Boyi\u00a0 Hao, Chee Huei\u00a0 Lee, Anjana\u00a0 Asthana, Yoke Khin\u00a0 Yap, \u201cFlexible Transistor Channels by Boron Nitride NanoTubes Functionalized with Iron Quantum Dots<\/a>\u201d in 2014 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 21-25, 2014, Paper MM 5.02.<\/li>\n
                                                                                        7. Bishnu\u00a0 Tiwari, Dongyan\u00a0 Zhang, Yoke\u00a0 Khin\u00a0 Yap, \u201cEfficient Extraction of Nanomaterials from Water Contaminated with Various Nanotubes, Nanosheets, and Nanoparticles<\/a>\u201d in 2014 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 21-25, 2014, Paper MM 10.04.<\/li>\n
                                                                                        8. Ajay\u00a0 Kumar, Pin Ann\u00a0 Lin, Albert\u00a0 Xue, Boyi\u00a0 Hao, Yoke Khin\u00a0 Yap, R. Mohan\u00a0 Sankaran, \u201cFormation of Nanodiamonds at Near Ambient Conditions<\/a>\u201d in 2014 Materials Research Society Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 21-25, 2014, Paper PP 1.05.<\/li>\n
                                                                                        9. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cExploration to Nanotechnology,\u201d in\u00a0Nanotechnology Workshop to high school underrepresented minorities (URMs) students<\/a>, April 15, 2014, Student Development Complex (SDC), Michigan Technological University.<\/li>\n
                                                                                        10. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cMechanical, Mechano-electronic, and Quantum Electronic Properties of Individual Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in the City University of Hong Kong, March 21, 2014.<\/li>\n
                                                                                        11. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cMechanical, Mechano-electronic, and Quantum Electronic Properties of Individual Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, March 20, 2014.<\/li>\n
                                                                                        12. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cMechanical, Mechano-electronic, and Quantum Electronic Properties of Individual Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, March 19, 2014.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                          2013<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                                            \n
                                                                                          1. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cTransistors without semiconductors: Tunneling behavior of functional boron nitride nanotubes,\u201d in the Triennial Review of the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, September 24-26, 2013, Oak Ridge TN.<\/li>\n
                                                                                          2. Ajay Kumar, Pin Ann Lin, Albert Xue, Boyi Hao, Yoke Khin Yap, R. Mohan Sankaran, “Nanodiamond Formation at Ambient Conditions via Microplasma-assisted Dissociation of Ethanol Vapor,” in\u00a02013 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/a>, San Francisco, CA, April 1-5, 2013, Paper UU3.02.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                            2012<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                                              \n
                                                                                            1. A. Balram, S. Santhanagopalan, B. Hao, Y. K. Yap, and D. D. Meng, “CNT-Metal Nanocomposite by Electrophoretic Deposition (EPD): Controllable Wettability and Stable Superhydrophobicity without Polymer Coating ”\u00a02012 ASME Int. Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition<\/em>, Houston, Texas, Nov. 14th 2012, CD: IMECE2012-89267.<\/li>\n
                                                                                            2. Jason Moscatello, Abhishek Prasad, Ravi Chintala, Yoke Khin Yap,”A Simple Scheme of Molecular Electronic Devices with Carbon Nanotube Electrodes” Oral talk 220 in the\u00a0Thirteenth International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes<\/a>, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Australia, June 24-29, 2012.<\/li>\n
                                                                                            3. Yoke Khin Yap, “Functional Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Controlled Growth and applications”, a title changed from “Functionalization, Dispersion, and Cutting of Boron Nitride Nanotubes in Water,” Invited talk in the symposium of Non Carbon Nanotubes & Sheets, in the\u00a0Thirteenth International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes<\/a>, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Australia, June 24-29, 2012.<\/li>\n
                                                                                            4. Ludmila Boinovich, Alexandre Emelyanenko, Andrei Pashinin, Chee Huei Lee, Jaroslaw Drelich, Yoke Khin Yap, “The Origins of Thermodynamically Stable Superhydrophobicity of Boron Nitride Nanotubes Coatings,”\u00a0International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists<\/a>, Conference, May 13-18, 2012, Sendai, Japan (http:\/\/iacis2012.org\/ ).<\/li>\n
                                                                                            5. Yoke Khin Yap, “Nano, Molecular, and Quantum Electronics with Nanotubes and Nanowires<\/a>,” in Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State University, April 12, 2012.<\/li>\n
                                                                                            6. Yoke Khin Yap, Chee Huei Lee, Dongyan Zhang, “Functionalization, Dispersion, and Cutting of Water Soluble Boron Nitride Nanotubes,” Paper P70 in the\u00a0Miami 2012 Winter Symposium: Nanotechnology in Biomedicine<\/em>\u00a0(a\u00a0nature<\/strong>\u00a0conference,\u00a0www.nature.com\/natureconferences<\/a>), February 26-29, 2012, JW Marriott Marquis Miami, Miami, FL, USA.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                              2011<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                                                \n
                                                                                              1. A. Prasad, A. Pandey, Y. K. Yap, \u201cPost – Growth Fluorine Annealing of ZnO Nanowires,\u201d in\u00a02011 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em><\/a>, Boston, MA, Nov. 28-Dec 2, 2011, Paper Z5.60.<\/li>\n
                                                                                              2. A. Asthana, K. Momeni, A. Prasad, Y. K. Yap, R. Yassar, \u201cOn the Correlation of Crystal Defects and Band Gap Properties of ZnO Nanobelts,\u201d in\u00a02011 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em><\/a>, Boston, MA, Nov. 28-Dec 2, 2011, Paper Z5.76.<\/li>\n
                                                                                              3. H. M. Ghassemi, C. H. Lee, B. Hao, J. Wang, Y. K. Yap, R. Yassar, \u201cReal – Time Detection of Mechanical and Electrical Characterization of Individual Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in\u00a02011 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em><\/a>, Boston, MA, Nov. 28-Dec 2, 2011, Paper AA5.88.<\/li>\n
                                                                                              4. B. Hao,\u00a0<\/u>C. H. Lee, S. Y. Qin, A. P. Li, J. Idrobo, A. Asthana, J. Wang, Y. K. Yap, \u201cSwitching Devices Based on Functionalized Boron Nitride Nanotubes.\u201d in\u00a02011 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em><\/a>, Boston, MA, Nov. 28-Dec 2, 2011, Paper AA9.4.<\/li>\n
                                                                                              5. A. Pandey, A. Prasad, Y. K. Yap, \u201cPMMA – CNT and PMMA – STO – CNT Matrices for Stable Field Emission Display Devices,\u201d in\u00a02011 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em><\/a>, Boston, MA, Nov. 28-Dec 2, 2011, Paper AA9.5.<\/li>\n
                                                                                              6. C. H. Lee, J. Wang, Y. K. Yap, \u201cBoron Nitride Nanotubes: Patterned Growth, Functionalization, and Device Applications\u201d in\u00a02011 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em><\/a>, Boston, MA, Nov. 28-Dec 2, 2011, Paper AA*12.1.<\/li>\n
                                                                                              7. L. B. Boinovich, A. M. Emelyanenko, A. S. Pashinin, C. H. Lee,\u00a0<\/u>J. Drelich, Y. K. Yap, \u201cScience Behind Superhydrophobicity of Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in\u00a02011 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em><\/a>, Boston, MA, Nov. 28-Dec 2, 2011, Paper AA20.47.<\/li>\n
                                                                                              8. A. Asthana, K. Momeni, A. Prasad, Y. K. Yap, R. Yassar, \u201cIn Situ<\/em>\u00a0Probing of Electromechanical Properties of an Individual ZnO Nanobelt,\u201d in\u00a02011 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em><\/a>, Boston, MA, Nov. 28-Dec 2, 2011, Paper M14.3.<\/li>\n
                                                                                              9. A. Asthana, K. Momeni, A. Prasad, Y. K. Yap, R. Yassar, \u201cReal Time Observation of Mechanically Triggered Piezoelectric Current in Individual ZnO Nanobelts,\u201d in\u00a02011 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em><\/a>, Boston, MA, Nov. 28-Dec 2, 2011, Paper O8.7.<\/li>\n
                                                                                              10. Jiesheng Wang, Chee Huei Lee, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cHetero-junctions of Carbon Nanotubes and Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d Paper CT38 in the\u00a012<\/a>th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes<\/a>, Cambridge, UK, July 10-16, 2011.<\/li>\n
                                                                                              11. Hessam M. Ghassemi, Chee Huei Lee, Reza S. Yassar, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cReal Time Manipulation and Characterization of Individual Boron Nitride Nanotubes by SPM-TEM,\u201d Paper P65 in the\u00a012<\/a>th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes<\/a>, Cambridge, UK, July 10-16, 2011.<\/li>\n
                                                                                              12. Archana Pandey, Abhishek Prasad, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cVery Stable Electron Emission from Carbon Nanotube Matrices,\u201d Paper P14 in the\u00a012<\/a>th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes<\/a>, Cambridge, UK, July 10-16, 2011.<\/li>\n
                                                                                              13. Yoke Khin Yap, Xiaoliang Zhong, Ravindra Pandey, Shashi P. Karna, \u201cStrain Induced Modulation of Energy Gaps of Bilayers: Graphene\/BN and BN\/BN,\u201d Paper P37 in the\u00a0Graphene: The Road to Applications<\/em>\u00a0(a nature conference,\u00a0www.nature.com\/natureconferences<\/a>), May 11-13, 2011, Royal Sonesta Hotel Boston, Cambridge, MA, USA.<\/li>\n
                                                                                              14. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cHetero-Junctions of Boron Nitride and Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis and Characterization,\u201d in\u00a0DOE-BES Contractors Meeting, Physical Behavior of Materials<\/a>, Airlie Conference Center, Warrenton, VA, March 6-9, 2011.<\/li>\n
                                                                                              15. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cRecent Advancement in Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Synthesis, Functionalization, and Manipulation<\/a>,\u201d in the Polymer Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, March 9, 2011.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                                                                                \n

                                                                                                2010<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                                                  \n
                                                                                                1. Thian Kok Yong, Chen Hon Nee, Seong Shan Yap, Wee Ong Siew, Gy\u00f6rgy S\u00e1fran, Yoke Khin Yap, Teck Yong Tou, \u201cPulsed laser deposition of nanostructured indium-tim-oxide films,\u201d in Nanostructured Thin Films III, edited by Ra\u00fal J. Martin-Palma, Yi-Jun Jen, Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Proc. SPIE, Vol. 7766, 776615\u00a0(2010); doi:10.1117\/12.869561<\/li>\n
                                                                                                2. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cEarning Recognition by High-Quality Research,\u201d in the NMES Lab Cyberjaya & Melaka campus (via video conferencing), Multimedia University, Malaysia, July 7, 2010.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                3. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cNano-science and Nano-technology: Promises and Challenges,\u201d in the NMES Lab Cyberjaya & Melaka campus (via video conferencing), Multimedia University, Malaysia, July 8, 2010.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                4. Archana Pandey, Abhishek Prasad, and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201c Very Stable Electron Field Emitters based on Vertically-aligned Carbon Nanotubes Embedded in Poly-methyl Metha Acrylate (PMMA) Matrix,\u201d in 2010 Am. Phys. Soc.\u00a0March<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0Meeting (March 15\u201319, 2010; Portland, Oregon), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 55 (2010) 262, Abstract: J22.00010.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                5. Abhishek Prasad, Archana Pandey and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cEffects of Annealing on the Electronic Properties of ZnO Nanowires in Field Effect Transistors,\u201d in 2010 Am. Phys. Soc.\u00a0March<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0Meeting (March 15\u201319, 2010; Portland, Oregon), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 55 (2010) 292, Abstract: K1.00157.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                6. Archana Pandey, Abhishek Prasad, and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201c Biosensors and Biofuel Cells based on Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes for Integrated Energy Sensing, Generation, and Storage (SGS) Systems,\u201d in 2010 Am. Phys. Soc.\u00a0March<\/span><\/span><\/span>\u00a0Meeting (March 15\u201319, 2010; Portland, Oregon), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 55 (2010) 295, Abstract: K1.00206.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                7. A. Prasad, A. Pandey, K. Walczak, C. Friedrich, Y. K. Yap, “(CdSe) ZnS Core Shell Quantum Dots Decorated Zinc Oxide Nanowires for Solar Energy Harvesting Applications” in 2010 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting , Boston, MA, Nov. 29-Dec 3, 2010, Paper W6.50.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                8. A. Pandey, A. Prasad, M. Engelhard, C. Wang and Y. K. Yap, “Enhanced Electron Field Emission from Carbon Nanotube Matrices,” in 2010 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 29-Dec 3, 2010, Paper B 1.9.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                9. Hessam Ghassemi, Chee Hui Lee, Yoke Khin Yap and Reza Shahbazian Yassar, “In-situ Observation of Buckling and Rippling in Multi-wall Boron Nitride Nanotubes,” in 2010 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 29-Dec 3, 2010, Paper P 10.48.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                10. Hessam Ghassemi, Chee Hui Lee, Yoke Khin Yap and Reza Shahbazian Yassar, “In-situ Field Emission Characterization of Individual Boron Nitride Nanotubes,” in 2010 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Boston, MA, Nov. 29-Dec 3, 2010, Paper CC6.8<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                                                                                                  \n

                                                                                                  2009<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                                                    \n
                                                                                                  1. H. M. Ghassemi, C. H. Lee, Y. K. Yap, and R. S. Yassar, \u201cIn-situ nanomechanical testing of one-dimensional materials,\u201d in Nanotechnology 2009: Fabrication, Particles, Characterization, MEMS, Electronics and Photonics – Technical Proceedings of the 2009 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2009, vol. 1, pp. 318\u2013322, 2009.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  2. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cCarbon, Boron Nitride, Zinc Oxide and Silicon Nanotubes:Growth, Properties and potential Applications,\u201d in the Third International Meeting on Frontiers of Physics (IMFP2009), 12 \u2013 16 January 2009, Awana Genting Highlands Golf & Country Resort, Malaysia.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  3. Reza Shahbazian Yassar, Chee Lee, Jiesheng Wang, Yoke Yap, \u201cIn-Situ Nanomechanical-Electrical Testing of One-Dimensional Materials,\u201d in The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 2009 annual meeting, February 15-19, 2009, Moscone West Convention Center, San Francisco, California.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  4. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cCarbon and Non-Carbon Nanotubes: Controlled Growth, Properties and Applications,\u201d in the Department of Physics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, February 20, 2009.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  5. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cCarbon, Boron Nitride, Zinc Oxide, and Silicon Nanotubes,\u201d in the Third International Joint Conference on Advanced Materials and Design, Integrated Systems Design and Technology (ISDT 2009,\u00a0http:\/\/www.isdt.uni-siegen.de\/index.xml?lang=de<\/a>\u00a0), May 11-14, 2009, Anchorage, Alaska, United States.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  6. Chee Huei Lee, Ming Xie, Derek Meyers, Jiesheng Wang, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cEffective Growth of Boron Nitride Nanotubes by Thermal-CVD,\u201d in 2009 Am. Phys. Soc. March Meeting (March 16\u201320, 2009; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 54 (2009) 80, Abstract: A24.00003.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  7. Archana Pandey, Abhishek Prasad, Jason Moscatello, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cStable Electron Field Emission from Opened-Tip Carbon Nanotube Bundles,\u201d in 2009 Am. Phys. Soc. March Meeting (March 16\u201320, 2009; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 54 (2009) 130, Abstract: B36.00003.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  8. Jason Moscatello, Archana Pandey, Abhishek Prasad, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cDevelopment of Glucose Sensors by Modified Carbon Nanotube Arrays,\u201d in 2009 Am. Phys. Soc. March Meeting (March 16\u201320, 2009; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 54 (2009) 145, Abstract: C1.00158.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  9. Abhishek Prasad, Archana Pandey, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cControlled Growth of Zinc Oxide Nanostructures for Applications,\u201d in 2009 Am. Phys. Soc. March Meeting (March 16\u201320, 2009; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 54 (2009) 542, Abstract: X26.00012.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  10. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cIntroduction to Nanotechnology: Promises and Challenges,\u201d in the Proceed. 2009 Physics Research Colloquium, 13th-14th, April 2009, Department of Physics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, page 2 (2009).<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  11. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cElectron Field Emission: Is this a Pure Quantum Tunneling Process?\u201d in the Department of Physics, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 17, 2009.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  12. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cCarbon versus Non-Carbon Nanotubes: Controlled Growth and Applications,\u201d in the NMES Lab Cyberjaya & Melaka, Multimedia University, Malaysia, April 22, 2009.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  13. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cNanotechnology: Promises and Challenges,\u201d in the NMES Lab Cyberjaya & Melaka, Multimedia University, Malaysia, April 22, 2009.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  14. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cCarbon and Non-Carbon Nanotubes: Controlled Growth and Applications,\u201d in the Surface Physics Lecture Series, State Key Laboratory for Surface Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, May 27, 2009.\u00a0http:\/\/surface.iphy.ac.cn\/schinese\/reports\/SPS-report\/sps.htm<\/a><\/li>\n
                                                                                                  15. Archana Pandey, Abhishek Prasad, Jason Moscatello, and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cEnhanced Field Emission Stability and Density by Conical Bundles of Carbon Nanotubes,\u201d in the Tenth International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, Beijing, China, June 21-26, 2009.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  16. Chee Huei Lee, Jaroslaw Drelich, and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cBoron Nitride Nanotubes for Self-Cleaning Anticorrosive Coatings,\u201d in the Tenth International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, Beijing, China, June 21-26, 2009.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  17. <\/a>R. S. Yassar, A.Ashtana, H.Ghasemi, A.Pakzad, K.Momeni, and Y. K.Yap, \u201cIn-Situ TEM Studies of Nanomechanics in One – Dimensional Materials,\u201d in\u00a02009 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, Boston, MA, Nov. 30-Dec 4, 2009, Paper FF3.3.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  18. C. H. Lee, M. Xie, V. K. Kayastha, J. Wang, R. E. Cook, and Y. K. Yap, \u201cPatterned Growth of Long and Clean Boron Nitride Nanotubes on Substrates,\u201d in\u00a02009 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, Boston, MA, Nov. 30-Dec 4, 2009, Paper K8.3.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  19. A. Asthana, K. Momeni, R. S. Yassar, and Y. K. Yap, \u201cAn Investigations on the Structural, Electrical and Mechanical Properties of ZnO Nanowire\/nanobelts,\u201d in\u00a02009 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, Boston, MA, Nov. 30-Dec 4, 2009, Paper H5.7.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  20. A. Prasad, A. Pandey, V. K. Kunapuli, P. Bergstrom, and Y. K. Yap, \u201cEffects of Annealing on Optical and Electrical Properties of ZnO Nanowires,\u201d in\u00a02009 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, Boston, MA, Nov. 30-Dec 4, 2009, Paper H7.1.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  21. A. Pandey, J. Moscatello, A. Prasad, Y. K. Yap, \u201cDurable Glucose Biosensors Based on Vertically-Aligned Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes,\u201d in\u00a02009 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, Boston, MA, Nov. 30-Dec 4, 2009, Paper K13.5.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  22. C. H. Lee, J. Drelich, and Y. K. Yap, \u201d Superhydrophobicity of Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in\u00a02009 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, Boston, MA, Nov. 30-Dec 4, 2009, Paper K17.2.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  23. H. Ghassemi, R. S. Yassar, Y. K. Yap and C. H. Lee, \u201cOn the Relation of Mechanical Deformation and Electrical Properties of BN Nanotubes,\u201d in\u00a02009 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, Boston, MA, Nov. 30-Dec 4, 2009, Paper K17.3.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  24. J. Wang, C. H. Lee, V. K. Kayastha, and Y. K. Yap, \u201cFirst Success in the Synthesis of Boron Nitride Nanoribbons and Hetero – junctions of Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Carbon Nanotubes,\u201d in\u00a02009 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, Boston, MA, Nov. 30-Dec 4, 2009, Paper K17.6.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                  25. A. Pandey, A. Prasad, J. Moscatello, and Y. K. Yap, \u201cComparing Field Emission Stability of Lithography-free, Modified Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes,\u201d in\u00a02009 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, Boston, MA, Nov. 30-Dec 4, 2009, Paper K18.22.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                                    2008<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                                                      \n
                                                                                                    1. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cCarbon, Boron Nitride, Zinc Oxide and Silicon Nanotubes: Growth, Characterization and Potential Applications,\u201d in BERKELEY SENSOR & ACTUATOR CENTER (BSAC), University of California, Berkeley, December 9, 2008. (http:\/\/www-bsac.eecs.berkeley.edu\/calendar\/lunch.php?mode=1<\/a>)<\/li>\n
                                                                                                    2. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cCarbon, BN, ZnO, and Si Nanotubes: Growth, Properties, and Potential Applications,\u201d in the Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNE) Nano-Bio Seminar Series, Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS), Department of Radiology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Dec 4, 2008. (http:\/\/mips.stanford.edu\/public\/nanobiotech_seminar.adp#081204<\/a>)<\/li>\n
                                                                                                    3. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cCarbon and Non-Carbon Nanotubes: Growth, Properties, and Potential Applications,\u201d The Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California, November 10, 2008. (http:\/\/physics.usc.edu\/Colloquia\/ViewTalk.php?t=2339<\/a>
                                                                                                      \n                                                                                                      http:\/\/physusc.wordpress.com\/<\/a>)<\/li>\n
                                                                                                    4. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cCarbon and Non-Carbon Nanotubes: Controlled Growth and Characterization,\u201d in Laboratoire d’Etude des Microstructures (LEM), ONERA-CNRS, July 7, 2008.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                    5. Y. K. Yap, C. H. Lee, J. Wang, V. Kayastha, \u201cAmended Properties of Pure and Doped Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in Ninth International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, Le Corum, Montpellier, France, June 29-July 4, 2008.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                    6. Y. K. Yap, A. Pandey, A. Prasad, V. K. Kunapuli and J. Moscatello, \u201cAre Carbon Nanotubes the Best Electron Field Emitters,\u201d in Ninth International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes, Le Corum, Montpellier, France, June 29-July 4, 2008.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                    7. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cHetero-Junctions of Boron Nitride and Carbon Nanotubes: Synthesis and Characterization,\u201d in DOE-BES Contractors Meeting, Physical Behavior of Materials, Airlie Conference Center, Warrenton, VA, March 16-19, 2008.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                    8. C. H. Lee, M. Xie, J. Wang, Y. K. Yap, \u201cLow Temperature Growth of Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in\u00a02008 American Physical Society March Meeting<\/em>, New Orleans, Louisiana, Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Volume 53, Number 2, (2008), Abstract R1.00307.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                                      2007<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                                                        \n
                                                                                                      1. Ming Xie, Jiesheng Wang, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cSelf-assembled Silicon Nanotubes: New 1D Semiconductors,\u201d in 2007 Am. Phys. Soc. March Meeting (March 5-9, 2007, Denver, Colorado), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 52 (2007) 991, Abstract: X31.00005.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                      2. Jiesheng Wang, Ming Xie, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cOptimum Growth of Vertically-aligned Boron Nitride Nanotubes at Low Temperatures,\u201d in 2007 Am. Phys. Soc. March Meeting (March 5-9, 2007, Denver, Colorado), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 52 (2007) 992, Abstract: X31.00008.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                      3. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cNanomaterials and Nanocomputers: Promises and Challenges,\u201d in the Indo-US Shared Vision Workshop on Soft, Quantum & Nano Computing (SQUAN-2007<\/a>) in Agra, India, Feb 22-25, 2007.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                      4. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cProspective Nanomaterials for Biological and Chemical Sensing,\u201d in the Center for Fire, Explosives & Environment Safety, Defense Research & Development Organization, New Delhi, India on Feb. 26, 2007.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                      5. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cControlled Growth of Carbon, Boron Nitride, and ZnO Nanotubes,\u201d in\u00a0Nanoelectronic Devices for Defense & Security Conference<\/a>, Arlington, Virginia, June 18-21, 2007.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                      6. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cControlled Growth of Carbon, Boron Nitride, and ZnO Nanotubes,\u201d in University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 29, 2007.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                      7. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cPhase Control of Thin Films and Nanostructures by Reactive Pulsed Laser Deposition,\u201d in the 3rd Asian Symposium on Intense laser Science (ASILS3<\/a>), Kuala Lumpur & Cameron Highlands, July 2-6, 2007.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                      8. Yoke Khin Yap, John Jaszczak, Ravi Pandey, \u201cIntegrated nanotechnology Research and Educational Program at Michigan Tech,\u201d in\u00a0International Symposium on Educational Excellence 2007,\u00a0<\/em>October 15-16, 2007, Seoul, Korea.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                      9. V. K. Kayastha, S. Wu, J. Moscatello, Y. K. Yap, \u201cControlled Growth of Vertically Aligned Single- and Double- Walled Carbon Nanotubes without Etching Agents,\u201d in\u00a02007 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, Boston, MA, Nov. 26-30, 2007, Paper II1.3.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                      10. J. Wang, M. Xie, Y. K. Yap, \u201cEffective Catalysts for Low Temperature Growth of Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in\u00a02007 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, Boston, MA, Nov. 26-30, 2007, Paper II8.2.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                      11. A. Prasad, S. Mensah, J. Wang, V. K. Kayastha, A. Pandey, Y. K. Yap, \u201cGrowth of Single Crystalline ZnO Nanotubes and Nanosquids,\u201d\u00a0in 2007 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, Boston, MA, Nov. 26-30, 2007, Paper II13.2.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                      12. M. Xie, J. Wang, Y. K. Yap, \u201cSelf-assembly of Silicon Nanotubes,\u201d in\u00a02007 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, Boston, MA, Nov. 26-30, 2007, Paper II13.3.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                      13. J. Moscatello, V. K. Kayastha, B. Ulmen, A. Pandey, Y. K. Yap, \u201cDielectrophoresis Deposition of Carbon Nanotubes with Controllable Density and Alignment,\u201d\u00a0in 2007 Materials Research Society Fall Meeting<\/em>, Boston, MA, Nov. 26-30, 2007, Paper II15.7.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                                        2006<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                                                          \n
                                                                                                        1. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cControlled Growth of Carbon, Boron Nitride, and ZnO Nanotubes,\u201d in the DOE Basic Energy Science Peer Review of the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Dec 4, 2006.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        2. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cGrowth of Carbon, Boron, Nitride and ZnO Nanotubes for Biological Applications,\u201d in Symposium E6 – Bioelectronics, Biointerfaces, and Biomedical Applications 2, Electrochemical Society 2006 Joint International Meeting in Cancun, Mexico (Oct. 29 to Nov. 3, 2006) Abstract 1168.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        3. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cPhysics and Chemistry of Growing Carbon, Boron Nitride and ZnO Nanotubes,\u201d Seminar in the Department of Physics, Osaka University, Japan, July 4, 2006.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        4. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cThin Films, Nanotubes, and Nanowires Research at Michigan Tech,\u201d Seminar in Toyota Motor Company, Hirose Plant, Toyota City, Aichi, Japan, June 29, 2006.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        5. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cLow Temperature Growth of Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d Seminar at the Research Center for Advanced Carbon Materials, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan, June 27, 2006.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        6. Yoke Khin Yap, Jiesheng Wang, Ming Xie, \u201cLow Temperature Growth of Boron Nitride Nanotubes,\u201d in the 7th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes (NT\u201906), (June 18-23, 2006, Nagano, Japan), paper D.040, p. 247.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        7. Yoke Khin Yap, Samuel Mensah, Vijaya Kayastha, \u201cDirect Growth of Vertical ZnO Nanotubes without Catalyst and Templates,\u201d in the 7th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes (NT\u201906), (June 18-23, 2006, Nagano, Japan), paper D.041, p. 248.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        8. Yoke Khin Yap, Vijaya Kayastha, Benjamin Ulmen, \u201cEffect of Graphitic Order on the Electron Field Emission Stability of Carbon Nanotubes,\u201d in the 7th International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes (NT\u201906), (June 18-23, 2006, Nagano, Japan), paper F.032, p. 375.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        9. Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cSelective Growth of Pure boron Nitride Nanotubes at Low Temperatures\u201d in the 2006 User Meeting of the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Pollard Tech. Conf. Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, June 14-16, 2006.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        10. Samuel Mensah, Vijaya Kaystha, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cGrowth of ZnO Nanotubes without Catalysts and Templates\u201d, in 2006 MRS Spring Meetings, San Francisco, CA, April 17-21, 2006, paper P10.2.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        11. Samuel Mensah, Vijaya Kayastha and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cGrowth of Pure ZnO Nanowires without the Mixture of Nanobels and Nanocombs\u201d, in 2006 MRS Spring Meetings, San Francisco, CA, April 17-21, 2006, paper P13.24.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        12. Vijaya Kayastha, Benjamin Ulmen and Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cStability of Electron Field Emission from Various Types of Carbon Nanotubes Films\u201d, in 2006 MRS Spring Meetings, San Francisco, CA, April 17-21, 2006, paper U7.53.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        13. Jiesheng Wang, Ming Xie, Vijaya Kayastha, Yoke Khin Yap, Zhiyong Fan, Zhengwei Pan, David Geohegan, \u201cGrowth of Vertically Aligned Boron Nitride Nanotubes on Substrates\u201d, in 2006 MRS Spring Meetings, San Francisco, CA, April 17-21, 2006, paper session U1.9.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        14. Yoke Khin Yap, “Low Temperature Growth of Boron Nitride Nanotubes: Vision and Potential Impact,” in the U.S. Army Materials Summit, Disruptive Materials Session, March 13-16, 2006, Gettysburg, PA.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        15. Yoke Khin Yap, “Growth and Characterization of Carbon, Boron Nitride, and ZnO Nanotubes,” in the US-China Nanotechnology Workshop, March 22-24, 2006, at the NSF Headquarters, room 1235, Arlington, Washington D.C.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        16. Jiesheng Wang, Ming Xie, Yoke Khin Yap \u201cThe Mechanism for Low Temperature Growth of Vertically Aligned Boron Nitride Nanotubes\u201d, in 2006 Am. Phys. Soc. March Meeting (March 13-17, 2006, Baltimore, MD), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51 (2006) 82.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        17. Benjamin Ulmen, Vijaya Kaystha, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cEffect of Graphitic Order on the Electron Field Emission of Carbon Nanotube Films\u201d, in 2006 Am. Phys. Soc. March Meeting (March 13-17, 2006, Baltimore, MD), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51 (2006) 83.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        18. Yoke Khin Yap, Samuel Mensah, Vijaya Kaystha, \u201cGrowth of ZnO Nanotube without Catalyst and Templates\u201d, in 2006 Am. Phys. Soc. March Meeting (March 13-17, 2006, Baltimore, MD), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51 (2006) 555.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        19. Samuel Mensah, Vijaya Kaystha, Yoke Khin Yap \u201cGrowth of ZnO Nanowires without the Mixture of Other ZnO Nanostructures\u201d, in 2006 Am. Phys. Soc. March Meeting (March 13-17, 2006, Baltimore, MD), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51 (2006) 555.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                        20. Vijaya Kaystha, Yoke Khin Yap, \u201cGrowth transition from single wall- to double walled- carbon nanotubes by using acetylene gas\u201d, in 2006 Am. Phys. Soc. March Meeting (March 13-17, 2006, Baltimore, MD), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 51 (2006) 1561.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                                          2005<\/span><\/h4>\n
                                                                                                            \n
                                                                                                          1. J. Wang, V. Kayastha, and Y. K. Yap, \u201cDirect Growth of Boron Nitride Nanotubes on Substrates,\u201d in the 6th<\/sup>\u00a0International Conference on the Science and Application of Nanotubes (NT\u201905), (June 26-July 1, 2005, Gothenburg, Sweden), Poster VIII 12, p. 231.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                          2. C. Wang, R. Zaouk, L. Taherabadi, M. Madou, V. Kayastha and Y. K. Yap, \u201cIntegration of Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon Nanofibers to C-MEMS,\u201d in 2005 NSTI Nanotech 2005 Conference (May 8-12, 2005, Anaheim, CA), paper TH52.01.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                          3. B. Ulmen, A. DeConinck, V. K. Kayastha, J. Wang, and Y. K. Yap, \u201cStability of Field Emission Current from Various Carbon Nanotubes Films, in Session 6 of the 8th Applied Diamond Conference \/ NanoCarbon 2005 Joint Conference (May 15-19, 2005, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, IL).<\/li>\n
                                                                                                          4. V. K. Kayastha, Y. K. Yap, C. Wang, R. Zaouk, L.Taherabadi, and M. Madou, \u201cControlled Growth of Carbon Nanotubes for 3-D Lithium-Ion Microbatteries,\u201d in Session 11 of the 8th Applied Diamond Conference \/ NanoCarbon 2005 Joint Conference (May 15-19, 2005, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, IL).<\/li>\n
                                                                                                          5. Y. K. Yap, J. Wang, and V. Kayastha, \u201cDirect Growth of Boron Nitride Nanotubes on Substrates,\u201d in the 8th Applied Diamond Conference \/ NanoCarbon 2005 Joint Conference (May 15-19, 2005, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, IL), paper 9-25.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                          6. J. Wang and Y. K. Yap, \u201cGrowth of Adhesive Cubic-Phase Boron Nitride Films without Argon Ion Bombardment,\u201d in the 8th Applied Diamond Conference \/ NanoCarbon 2005 Joint Conference (May 15-19, 2005, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, IL), paper 9-26.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                          7. Y. K. Yap, J. Menda, V. Kayastha, L. K. Vanga, J. Wang, A. Kieckhafer, D. Massey, L. B. King, S. Dimovski, and Y. Gogotsi, \u201cCarbon Nanotubes as the Protective Coating in Space Propulsion Systems,\u201d in 2005 Am. Phys. Soc. March meeting (March 21-25, 2005, Los Angeles, CA), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 50 (2005) 634.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                          8. Y. K. Yap, J. Wang, and V. Kayastha, \u201cFirst Success on Growing Boron Nitride Nanotubes on Substrates,\u201d in 2005 Am. Phys. Soc. March meeting (March 21-25, 2005, Los Angeles, CA), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 50 (2005) 1346.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                          9. J. Menda, L. K. Vanga, B. Ulmen, Y. K. Yap, Z. Pan, I. Ivanov, A. Puretzky, and D. Geohegan, \u201cStructural Control of VA-MWNTs by Dual-RF-Plasma CVD,\u201d in 2005 Am. Phys. Soc. March meeting (March 21-25, 2005, Los Angeles, CA), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 50 (2005) 1352.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                                            2004<\/span><\/h4>\n
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                                                                                                            1. C. Wang, R. Zaouk, L. Taherabadi, M. Madou, V. Kayastha, and Y. K. Yap, \u201c3D Microbatteries with C-MEMS\/CNFs and C-MEMS\/CNTs Electrode Arrays,\u201d in 2004 MRS Fall Meetings, Boston, MA, Nov 29-Dec 3, 2004, Paper #: K9.4<\/li>\n
                                                                                                            2. V. Kayastha and Y. K. Yap, \u201cEffective Growth of Vertically-Aligned Carbon Nanotubes,\u201d in 2004 MRS Fall Meetings, Boston, MA, Nov 29-Dec 3, 2004, Paper #: HH3.10.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                            3. Y. K. Yap, V. Kayastha, J. Menda, L. K. Vanga, J. Wang, A. Kieckhafer, D. Massey, and L. B. King, \u201cVertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes as the Sputter Resist in Space Propulsive Systems,\u201d in 2004 MRS Fall Meetings, Boston, MA, Nov 29-Dec 3, 2004, Paper #: NN2.2.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                            4. J. Menda, K. L. Vanga, B. Ulmen, Y. K. Yap, Z. Pan, I. N. Ivanov, A. A. Puretzky, D. B. Geohegan, \u201cA Dual-RF-Plasma Approach for Controlling the Graphitic Order and Diameters of Vertically-Aligned Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes,\u201d in 2004 MRS Fall Meetings, Boston, MA, Nov 29-Dec 3, 2004, Paper #: HH3.11<\/li>\n
                                                                                                            5. C. Wang, R. Zaouk, L. Taherabadi, M. Madou, V. Kayastha, and Y. K. Yap, \u201cC-MEMS\/CNTs Electrode Arrays for 3D Microbatteries,\u201d in 206th<\/sup>\u00a0Meeting of the Electrochemical Society (2004 Joint International Meeting), October 3-8, Honolulu, Hawaii (2004), Symposium Q1, abstract 1492.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                            6. Y. K. Yap, J. Menda, L. K. Vanga, V. Kayastha, J. Wang, L. B. King, S. Demovski, and Y. Gogotsi, \u201cPreliminary Sputter-erosion Characterization of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes,\u201d Paper No. AIAA-2004-3446, Proc. Of 40th AIAA\/ASME\/SAE\/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference, July 11-14, 2004, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                            7. Y. K. Yap, J. Menda, L. K. Vanga, V. Kayastha, J. Wang, L. B. King, S. Dimovski, and Y. Gogotsi, \u201cTesting Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes on Ion Erosion for Advanced Space Propulsion,\u201d in 2004 MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 12-16, 2004, paper P.3.7.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                            8. \n
                                                                                                              Y. K.Yap, V. Kayastha, S. Hackney, S. Dimovski, and Y. Gogotsi, \u201cEffect of Carrier Gas on the Growth Rate, Growth Density, and Structure of Carbon Nanotubes,\u201d in 2004 MRS Spring Meeting, San Francisco, CA, April 12-16, 2004, paper M.11.31.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                                              2002<\/span><\/h4>\n
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                                                                                                              1. Y. K. Yap, \u201cNovel boron-carbon nitride fibrous nanostructures on Ni substrates,\u201d Abstracts book of the 8th<\/sup>\u00a0IUMRS international conference on electronic materials, Xi\u2019an China, June 10-14, 2002, page 35.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                              2. Y. K. Yap, \u201cWhat I See After Getting a Faculty Position in America from Japan,\u201d Seisan & Gijutsu Vol. 54 (No.3), pp.20-23 (2002): Japanese Magazine ISSN 0387-2211 (http:\/\/www6.ocn.ne.jp\/~seisan\/54-3.html<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                                                2001<\/span><\/h4>\n
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                                                                                                                1. Y. K. Yap, M. Yamaoka, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori, T. Sasaki, T. Hanada, H. Furuta, T. Hirao, S. Honda and K. Oura, \u201cGrowth of aligned carbon nanotubes on silicon by RF-plasma-assisted pulsed-laser deposition,\u201d Proceed. 6th<\/sup>\u00a0Appl. Diamond Conf. \/ 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Frontier Carbon Techn. Joint Conf. (ADC\/FCT 2001), eds. Y. Zheng et al., (NASA, Alabama), (2001) pp. 823-827.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                2. Y. K. Yap, M. Yamaoka, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori, T. Sasaki, \u201cA florid carbon structure,\u201d Proceed. 6th<\/sup>\u00a0Appl. Diamond Conf. \/ 2nd<\/sup>\u00a0Frontier Carbon Techn. Joint Conf. (ADC\/FCT 2001), eds. Y. Zheng et al., (NASA, Alabama), (2001) pp. 533-537.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                3. Z. Hu, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cnonlinear Optical Properties of K2<\/sub>Al2<\/sub>B2<\/sub>O7<\/sub>\u00a0(KAB), \u201d 2001 Inter. Laser, Lightwave & Microwave Conf. (ILLMC 2001), Nov. 6-9, 2001, Shanghai (2001) pp.177-179.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                4. N. Ushiyama, M. Yoshimura, R. Ono, T. Kamimura, Y. K. Yap, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cGrowth and Characteristics of CsB3<\/sub>O5<\/sub>\u00a0Crystal for Solid-State Deep-Ultraviolet Laser, \u201dOSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Vol. 50, Advanced Solid-State Lasers, Christopher Marshal, (Optical Society of America, Washington D.C., 2001) pp. 622-624.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                5. R. Ono, T. Kamimura, S. Fukumoto, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cHigh-quality CLBO crystal with enhanced bulk laser damage threshold and suppressed UV absorption, \u201dOSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Vol. 50, Advanced Solid-State Lasers, Christopher Marshal, (Optical Society of America, Washington D.C., 2001) pp. 499-503.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                6. K. Kawamura, H. Nakao, H. Furuya, S. Yasuda, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cDependence of photi-induced damage threshold on the growth atmosphere in GdYCOB, \u201dOSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Vol. 50, Advanced Solid-State Lasers, Christopher Marshal, (Optical Society of America, Washington D.C., 2001) pp. 80-84.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                7. H. Furuya, H. Nakao, K. Kawamura, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cDependence of photo-induced damages threshold on the growth atmosphere in GdYCOB,\u201d Technical Summary Digest of Conf. 4268B Crystal Growth of Lasers and Nonlinear Materials, in SPIE\u2019s LASE 2001: High Power Lasers and Appls, 20-26 Jan 2001, San Jose (2001) 17-18.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                8. T. Kamimura, R. Ono, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori, T. Sasaki, T. Tsuru, T. Ogawa, K. Yoshida, \u201c Investigation of laser damage in borate crystals,\u201d Technical Summary Digest of Conf. 4268B Crystal Growth of Lasers and Nonlinear Materials, in SPIE\u2019s LASE 2001: High Power Lasers and Appls, 20-26 Jan 2001, San Jose. (2001) 17.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                9. M. Yoshimura, T. Kamimura, R. Ono, Y. K. Yap, Y. Mori, T. Sasaki, T. Kojima, S. Konno, S. Fujikawa, K. Yasui, M. Tanaka and Y. Okada, \u201cInfluence of crystallinity on bulk laser damage threshold of CsLiB6<\/sub>O10<\/sub>\u00a0crystals, \u201d in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2001, Baltimore, May 6-11, 2001, CLEO 2001 Technical Digest, paper CTUZ1 (2001) 254-255.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                10. Y. Sato, I. Shoji, S. Kurimura, T. Taira, H. Furuya, H. Nakao, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cSpectroscopic Properties of GdYCOB single crystals doped with rare-earth trivalent, \u201d in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2001, Baltimore, May 6-11, 2001, CLEO 2001 Technical Digest, paper CWA24 (2001) 284-285.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                                                  2000<\/span><\/h4>\n
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                                                                                                                  1. H. Furuya, H. Nakao, K. Kawamura, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cAlleviation of Photo-induced Damages in GdYCOB by Improvement of Crystalinity, \u201d Abstract Book of The 1st Asian Conference in Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology (2000) pp.212-212.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                  2. M. Okamoto, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201c Fabrication of conductive AlN films by pulsed laser deposition, \u201dProc. Int. Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors, IPAP Conf. Series 1 (2000) 198-201.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                  3. M. Yoshimura, T. Kamimura, K. Murase, K. Nakai, T. Matsuda, R. Ono, Y. K. Yap, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cHigh-repetition-rate UV laser with CLBO and its reliability for long-term operation,\u201d in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2000, San Francisco, May 7-12, 2000, CLEO 2000 Technical Digest, paper CThM1 (2000) pg. 451.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                  4. H. Nakao, H. Furuya, I. Yamada, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori, T. Sasaki and Y. F. Ruan, \u201cImprovement of THG performance by suppression of photo-induced damages in GdYCOB, \u201d in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2000, San Francisco, May 7-12, CLEO 2000, Technical Digest, paper CTnH7 (2000) 428-429.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                  5. H. Furuya, H. Nakao, Y. F. Ruan, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cPhoto-induced damage in GdYCOB and its circumvention, \u201d in OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Vol. 34, Advanced Solid-State Lasers, Hagop Injeyan, Ursula Keller and Christopher Marshall, eds. (Optical Society of America, Washington D.C., 1999) (2000) 404.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                                                    1999<\/span><\/h4>\n
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                                                                                                                    1. Y. K. Yap, S. Kida, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cThe control of CN binding state for electron field emission, \u201d in\u00a0Proc. Applied Diamond Conference \/ Frontier Carbon Technology Joint Conference 1999<\/em>, eds. S. Fujiwara et al.,1999 (Tsukuba) p. 708.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                    2. Y. Wada. Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cBond transformation of BCN films prepared by pulsed laser deposition, \u201d in\u00a0Proc. Applied Diamond Conference \/ Frontier Carbon Technology Joint Conference 1999<\/em>, eds. S. Fujiwara et al.,1999 (Tsukuba) p. 679.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                    3. Y. K. Yap, T. Aoyama, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori, and T. Sasaki, \u201cEnhamcement of c-BN film adhesion by means of a tensile BN buffer layer, \u201d in\u00a0Proc. Applied Diamond Conference \/ Frontier Carbon Technology Joint Conference 1999<\/em>, eds. S. Fujiwara et al.,1999 (Tsukuba) p. 659.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                    4. M. Yano, M. Okamoto, Y. K. Yap, M. Yoshimura, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cFabrication of h-BN, AlN and GaN by using a Na flux,\u201d in Proc. Applied Diamond Conference \/ Frontier Carbon Technology Joint Conference 1999, eds. S. Fujiwara et al.,1999 (Tsukuba) p. 328.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                    5. H. Furuya, I. Yamada, H. Nakao, M. Yoshimura, Y. K. Yap, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cImprovement of optical damage and UV generation in GdYCOB crystal, \u201d Technical Report of IEICE (the Institute of Electronics, information and Communication Engineering) LQE 99-64 (1999-10), pp. 7-11, (in Japanese) 1999.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                    6. M. Yoshimura, K. Murase, T. Kamimura, K. Nakai, Y. K. Yap, Y. Mori, T. Sasaki, Y. Matsumoto and Y. Okada, \u201cAll-solid-state ultraviolet laser and its application for material processing, \u201d OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Vol. 26, Advanced Solid-State Lasers, Martin M. Fejer, Hagop Injeyan, and Ursula Keller, eds. (Optical Society of America, Washington D.C., 1999), p.112.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                    7. Y. K. Yap, K. Deki, Y. Kagebayashi, M. Horiguchi, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cDesign on a new technique for alleviating thermal dephasing of nonlinear optical crystal \u201d, in 3rd. Annual International Conference on Solid-state Lasers for Application to Inertial Confinement Fusion, Monterey, CA, Proceeding to SPIE Vol. 3492 (1999) p.821.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                                                      1998<\/span><\/h4>\n
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                                                                                                                      1. Z. Hu, Y. Mori, T. Higashiyama, M. Yoshimura, Y. K. Yap, Y. Kagebayashi and T. Sasaki, \u201cK2<\/sub>Al2<\/sub>B2<\/sub>O7<\/sub>\u00a0– A new nonlinear optical crystal,\u201d Electro-optic and second harmonic generation materials, devices, and application II, Proceeding of SPIE, Vol. 3556 (1998) p156-161.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                      2. N. Umemura, Y. K. Yap, Y. Mori, T. Sasaki, K.Yoshida and K. Kato, \u201cVacum-ultraviolet generation in CsLiB6<\/sub>O10<\/sub>\u00a0\u201d, in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 1998 OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, Washington D.C., 1998) p. 283.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                      3. Y. K. Yap, S. Kida, T. Aoyama, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cPulsed laser deposition of carbon nitride thin films by all-solid-state UV laser \u201d, Proc. Symp. I, IUMRS-ICA-97, \u201cSuper Carbon\u201d, eds. S. Fujiwara et.al., (MYU, Tokyo, 1998) p.101.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                      4. Y. K. Yap, S. Kida, T. Aoyama, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cHigh-power solid-state UV laser by means of CsLiB6<\/sub>O10<\/sub>\u00a0crystal and its application for pulsed laser deposition\u201d, in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Vol. 6 of 1998 OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, Washington D.C., 1998), p. 147.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                      5. Y. K. Yap, K. Deki, Y. Kagebayashi, M. Horiguchi, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cA new technique to alleviate thermal dephasing of CsLiB6<\/sub>O10<\/sub>\u00a0crystal for improving conversion efficiency of a high-power solid-state UV laser\u201d, OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Vol. 19, Advanced Solid-State Lasers, Walter R. Bosenberg and Martin M. Fejer, eds. (Optical Society of America, Washington D.C., 1998) p. 380.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                      6. K. Deki, Y. Kagebayashi, N. Kitatochi, Y. Ohsako, M. Horiguchi, Y. K. Yap, Y. Mori, T. Sasaki and K. Yoshida, \u201cLong-term operation of CsLiB6<\/sub>O10<\/sub>\u00a0crystal in fourth-harmonic generation of Nd:YAG laser, \u201d in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Vol. 6 of 1998 OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, Washington D.C., 1998), p. 521.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                                                                                                                        Before 1998
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                                                                                                                        1. T. Inoue, Y. K. Yap, T. Kamimura, Y. Kagebayashi, H. Sakai, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cThe influences of surface hydration on CLBO crystal and the effect of thermal annealing, \u201d Proc. of the Inter. Symp. on Laser and Nonlinear Optical Materials, Singapore, Nov. 3-5, 1997, ed. T. Sasaki, (Oxford Grap. Print. 1997, Singapore) p. 314.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                        2. Y. K. Yap, Y. Mori, S. Haramura, A. Taguchi, K. Nishijima, T. Inoue, A. Miyamoto, H. Sakai, Y. Kagebayashi and T. Sasaki, \u201cStable operation of CLBO crystal for laser frequency conversion at elevated temperature,\u201d in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Vol. 11 of 1997 OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, Washington\u3000D.C., 1997) p.512.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                        3. S. Wada, H. Tashiro, Y. K. Yap, Y. Mori and T. Sasaki, \u201cGeneration of anti-Stokes VUV Raman pulses pumped with 5th harmonics of the Nd:YAG laser, \u201d in Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Vol. 11 of 1997 OSA Technical Digest Series (Optical Society of America, Washington D.C., 1997) p357.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                        4. A Taguchi, A. Miyamoto, Y. Mori, S. Haramura, T. Inoue, K. Nishijima, Y. Kagebayashi, H. Sakai, Y. K. Yap and T. Sasaki, \u201cEffect of the moisture on CLBO,\u201d OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Vol. 10, Advanced Solid-State Lasers, Clifford R. Pollock and Walter R.Bosenberg, eds. (Optical Society of America, Washington\u3000D.C., 1997), p.19.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                        5. Y. K. Yap, Y. Mori, S.Haramura, A.Taguchi, T. Sasaki, K. Deki, Y. Ohsako and M. Horiguchi, \u201cHigh power all-solid-state ultraviolet laser by CLBO crystal, \u201d OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Vol. 10, Advanced Solid-State Lasers, Clifford R. Pollock and Walter R. Bosenberg, eds. (Optical Society of America, Washington\u3000D.C., 1997), p. 10.<\/li>\n
                                                                                                                        6. Y. Mori, Y. K. Yap, M. Inagaki, S. Nakajima, A. Taguchi, W. L. Zhou and T. Sasaki, \u201cHigh efficiency UV light generation by CLBO,\u201d OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics Vol. 1, Advanced Solid-State Lasers, Stephen A. Payne and Clifford R. Pollock, eds. (Optical Society of America, Washington\u3000D.C., 1996), p. 341.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                                                                                                                          Patents, Books, and Encyclopedia Contributions Yoke Khin Yap, Xiuling Liu, Namiye Yapici, Dongyan Zhang, “High-brightness Fluorescent Probes,” Worldwide application WO2024215301A1 (published on October 17, 2024). Yoke Khin Yap, Dongyan Zhang, Siqi Zhang, Rodney Oakley, Sambhawana Sharma, Bishnu Tiwari, “Method of Making Boron Nitride Nanotubes and Reactor Therefore,”\u00a0Worldwide applications WO2023177807A1 (published on Sept. 21, 2023). Yoke […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-810","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/yap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/yap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/yap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/yap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/yap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=810"}],"version-history":[{"count":129,"href":"https:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/yap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2160,"href":"https:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/yap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/810\/revisions\/2160"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/phy.sites.mtu.edu\/yap\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}